diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/SchedulerTest.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/SchedulerTest.java
index 0336ac6a..2a0a1dae 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/SchedulerTest.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/SchedulerTest.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class SchedulerTest {
     private final String applicationName = "applicationName";
     private final String streamName = "streamName";
     private final String namespace = "testNamespace";
-    private static final long MIN_WAIT_TIME_FOR_LEASE_TABLE_CHECK_MILLIS = 5 * 1000L;
+    private static final long MIN_WAIT_TIME_FOR_LEASE_TABLE_CHECK_MILLIS = 1000L;
     private static final long MAX_WAIT_TIME_FOR_LEASE_TABLE_CHECK_MILLIS = 30 * 1000L;
     private static final long LEASE_TABLE_CHECK_FREQUENCY_MILLIS = 3 * 1000L;