diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala
index cba721ed4d..83138b3746 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/StressSpec.scala
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private[cluster] object StressMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
 
     akka.actor.provider = cluster
     akka.cluster {
-      failure-detector.acceptable-heartbeat-pause =  10s
+      failure-detector.acceptable-heartbeat-pause =  3s
       downing-provider-class = akka.cluster.sbr.SplitBrainResolverProvider
       split-brain-resolver {
           stable-after = 5s