diff --git a/exporter/src/test/java/io/zeebe/redis/ExporterMaxTimeToLiveTest.java b/exporter/src/test/java/io/zeebe/redis/ExporterMaxTimeToLiveTest.java
index 96f5b77..213fd5b 100644
--- a/exporter/src/test/java/io/zeebe/redis/ExporterMaxTimeToLiveTest.java
+++ b/exporter/src/test/java/io/zeebe/redis/ExporterMaxTimeToLiveTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void shouldConsiderMaxTimeToLive() throws Exception {
 
     // then
     assertThat(redisConnection.sync().xlen("zeebe:DEPLOYMENT")).isEqualTo(deploymentLen);
-    Thread.sleep(4000);
+    Thread.sleep(5000);
     assertThat(redisConnection.sync().xlen("zeebe:DEPLOYMENT")).isEqualTo(0);
   }
 }