diff --git a/physical/mysql/mysql_test.go b/physical/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 20de019caa..27d596b95e 100644
--- a/physical/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/physical/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ func TestMySQLHABackend_LockFailPanic(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("lock 2: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Cancel attempt in 50 msec
 	stopCh := make(chan struct{})
-	time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+	time.AfterFunc(10*time.Second, func() {
 		close(stopCh)
 	})
 
@@ -256,14 +255,13 @@ func TestMySQLHABackend_LockFailPanic(t *testing.T) {
 	// trigger the panic shown in https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/8203
 	cleanup()
 
-	// Cancel attempt in 50 msec
 	stopCh2 := make(chan struct{})
-	time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+	time.AfterFunc(10*time.Second, func() {
 		close(stopCh2)
 	})
 	leaderCh2, err = lock2.Lock(stopCh2)
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error, got none")
+		t.Fatalf("expected error, got none, leaderCh2=%v", leaderCh2)
 	}
 }