diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/journal/NIOJournalCompactTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/journal/NIOJournalCompactTest.java
index 2166af8038..3e42498874 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/journal/NIOJournalCompactTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/journal/NIOJournalCompactTest.java
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ public class NIOJournalCompactTest extends JournalImplTestBase
       Thread compactorThread = new Thread(compressRunnable);
       compactorThread.start();
 
-      Thread.sleep(10000);
+      Thread.sleep(1000);
 
       running.set(false);