diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/ucsf/vitro/opensocial/OpenSocialSmokeTests.java b/webapp/src/edu/ucsf/vitro/opensocial/OpenSocialSmokeTests.java
index 81b2cc997..b9b75917a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/ucsf/vitro/opensocial/OpenSocialSmokeTests.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/ucsf/vitro/opensocial/OpenSocialSmokeTests.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class OpenSocialSmokeTests implements ServletContextListener {
 	 * If a connection fails in the tester thread, how long do we wait before
 	 * trying again?
 	 */
-	private static final long SLEEP_INTERVAL = 10000; // 10 seconds
+	private static final long SLEEP_INTERVAL = 20000; // 20 seconds
 
 	private ServletContext ctx;
 	private ConfigurationProperties configProps;