diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/update/SoftAutoCommitTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/update/SoftAutoCommitTest.java
index 564686f010d..d0b413bf10a 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/update/SoftAutoCommitTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/update/SoftAutoCommitTest.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class SoftAutoCommitTest extends AbstractSolrTestCase {
     long postAdd529 = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     // wait for first hard/soft commit
-    Long soft529 = monitor.soft.poll(softCommitWaitMillis * 2, MILLISECONDS);
+    Long soft529 = monitor.soft.poll(softCommitWaitMillis * 3, MILLISECONDS);
     assertNotNull("soft529 wasn't fast enough", soft529);
     Long manCommit = monitor.hard.poll(0, MILLISECONDS);