diff --git a/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_5/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java b/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_5/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java
index 3f44577d18..8f8284f6de 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_5/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java
+++ b/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_5/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class DeviceGroupQueryTest extends JUnitSuite {
             actorToDeviceId,
             1L,
             requester.getRef(),
-            new FiniteDuration(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS)));
+            new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)));
 
     assertEquals(0L, device1.expectMsgClass(Device.ReadTemperature.class).requestId);
     assertEquals(0L, device2.expectMsgClass(Device.ReadTemperature.class).requestId);
diff --git a/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_6/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java b/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_6/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java
index ad603dd73b..ca1a3d44fe 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_6/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java
+++ b/akka-docs/src/test/java/jdocs/tutorial_6/DeviceGroupQueryTest.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class DeviceGroupQueryTest extends JUnitSuite {
             actorToDeviceId,
             1L,
             requester.getRef(),
-            new FiniteDuration(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS)));
+            new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)));
 
     assertEquals(0L, device1.expectMsgClass(Device.ReadTemperature.class).requestId);
     assertEquals(0L, device2.expectMsgClass(Device.ReadTemperature.class).requestId);