diff --git a/ayrton/tests/test_remote.py b/ayrton/tests/test_remote.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/ayrton/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/ayrton/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class DebugRemoteTests (RemoteTests):
 
                 server= socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
                 server.setsockopt(SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-                server.settimeout (3)
+                server.settimeout (1)
                 server.bind (('127.0.0.1', 2233))
                 server.listen ()
[*] timeout down to 1s, so we can fail <I>% faster!