diff --git a/test/870_weave_recovers_unreachable_ips_on_relaunch_3_test.sh b/test/870_weave_recovers_unreachable_ips_on_relaunch_3_test.sh
index 3a9db15b..ea967251 100755
--- a/test/870_weave_recovers_unreachable_ips_on_relaunch_3_test.sh
+++ b/test/870_weave_recovers_unreachable_ips_on_relaunch_3_test.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function relaunch_weave_pod {
 # Suite
 #
 function main {
-    local IPAM_RECOVER_DELAY=90
+    local IPAM_RECOVER_DELAY=10
 
     start_suite "Test weave-net deallocates from IPAM on node failure";