diff --git a/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py b/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py
index 563618f55e81354826b97a921a31d0f7ce56a2b2_dGVzdHMvdW5pdC9zZWxlY3RfY29ubmVjdGlvbl9pb2xvb3BfdGVzdHMucHk=..c5c4f0790c55969b19d9ea2a551222f9ca430647_dGVzdHMvdW5pdC9zZWxlY3RfY29ubmVjdGlvbl9pb2xvb3BfdGVzdHMucHk= 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit/select_connection_ioloop_tests.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 class IOLoopBaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
     SELECT_POLLER = None
-    TIMEOUT = 1.0
+    TIMEOUT = 1.5
 
     def setUp(self):
         select_type_patch = mock.patch.multiple(
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
     """
     NUM_TIMERS = 5
-    TIMER_INTERVAL = 0.02
+    TIMER_INTERVAL = 0.25
     SELECT_POLLER = 'select'
 
     def set_timers(self):