diff --git a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
index 37c65df7..52be1e8e 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ func TestInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
 				ChainParams:  *netParams,
 				ConnectPeers: []string{p2pAddr},
 			}
-			neutrino.WaitForMoreCFHeaders = time.Second * 1
+			neutrino.WaitForMoreCFHeaders = 250 * time.Millisecond
 			spvNode, err := neutrino.NewChainService(spvConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to create neutrino: %v", err)
diff --git a/routing/chainview/interface_test.go b/routing/chainview/interface_test.go
index d2e2308b..89a882a1 100644
--- a/routing/chainview/interface_test.go
+++ b/routing/chainview/interface_test.go
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ var interfaceImpls = []struct {
 				ConnectPeers: []string{p2pAddr},
 			}
 
-			neutrino.WaitForMoreCFHeaders = time.Second * 1
+			neutrino.WaitForMoreCFHeaders = 250 * time.Millisecond
 			spvNode, err := neutrino.NewChainService(spvConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err