diff --git a/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py b/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py
index 88e388c80b596b1707ddc41e100af59717da8eca_dGVzdHMvdW5pdC9zZWxlY3RfY29ubmVjdGlvbl9pb2xvb3BfdGVzdHMucHk=..647feda6158dfcaf2243367928bff1576ddefd6d_dGVzdHMvdW5pdC9zZWxlY3RfY29ubmVjdGlvbl9pb2xvb3BfdGVzdHMucHk= 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
     """
     NUM_TIMERS = 5
-    TIMER_INTERVAL = 0.02
+    TIMER_INTERVAL = 0.25
     SELECT_POLLER = 'select'
 
     def set_timers(self):