diff --git a/test/powershell/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1
index 43fede769..5e9a69be2 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Start-Sleep.Tests.ps1
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Describe "Start-Sleep" {
 
     Context "Validate Start-Sleep works properly" {
-        It "Should only sleep for at least 3 seconds"{
-           $result = Measure-Command { Start-Sleep -s 3 }
-	     $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 2
-	 }
+        It "Should only sleep for at least 1 second" {
+            $result = Measure-Command { Start-Sleep -s 1 }
+            $result.TotalSeconds | Should BeGreaterThan 0.25
+        }
 
-        It "Should sleep for at least 3 seconds using the alias" {
-	    $result = Measure-Command { sleep -s 3 }
-	    $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 2
-	}
+        It "Should sleep for at least 1 second using the alias" {
+            $result = Measure-Command { sleep -s 1 }
+            $result.TotalSeconds | Should BeGreaterThan 0.25
+        }
     }
 }