diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager_test.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager_test.go
index cb61179405..5b23515dad 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager_test.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager_test.go
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ func TestIsSampleOld(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSendSamplesWithBackoffWithSampleAgeLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	maxSamplesPerSend := 10
-	sampleAgeLimit := time.Second
+	sampleAgeLimit := time.Second * 2
 
 	cfg := config.DefaultQueueConfig
 	cfg.MaxShards = 1