diff --git a/examples/server/tests/features/environment.py b/examples/server/tests/features/environment.py
index 652b4f30c0335..01877cd10d486 100644
--- a/examples/server/tests/features/environment.py
+++ b/examples/server/tests/features/environment.py
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ def after_scenario(context, scenario):
     print(f"stopping server pid={context.server_process.pid} ...")
     context.server_process.kill()
     # Wait few for socket to free up
-    time.sleep(0.1)
+    time.sleep(0.05)
 
     attempts = 0
     while is_server_listening(context.server_fqdn, context.server_port):
         print(f"stopping server pid={context.server_process.pid} ...")
         os.kill(context.server_process.pid, SIGKILL)
-        time.sleep(0.5)
+        time.sleep(0.1)
         attempts += 1
-        if attempts > 1:
+        if attempts > 5:
             print(f"Server dandling exits, killing all {context.server_path} ...")
             process = subprocess.run(['killall', '-9', context.server_path],
                                      stderr=subprocess.PIPE,