diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/sandbox.rktl b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/sandbox.rktl
index 531fe14940..96501345b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/sandbox.rktl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/sandbox.rktl
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
    (parameterize ([sandbox-output 'bytes]
                   [sandbox-error-output current-output-port]
                   [sandbox-memory-limit 2]
-                  [sandbox-eval-limits '(0.25 1)])
+                  [sandbox-eval-limits '(2.5 1)])
      (make-base-evaluator!))
    ;; GCing is needed to allow these to happen (note: the memory limit is very
    ;; tight here, this test usually fails if the sandbox library is not