diff --git a/test/robust-transaction-test.js b/test/robust-transaction-test.js
index e8f14da9f..4c1fd8276 100644
--- a/test/robust-transaction-test.js
+++ b/test/robust-transaction-test.js
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ suite('Robust transaction submission', function() {
             if (++ledgers === 3) {
               callback();
             } else {
-              nextLedger();
+              setTimeout(nextLedger, process.env.TRAVIS ? 400 : 100 );
             }
           });
           $.remote.ledger_accept();
diff --git a/test/testutils.js b/test/testutils.js
index 518c1a599..e9cf2409a 100644
--- a/test/testutils.js
+++ b/test/testutils.js
@@ -518,11 +518,13 @@ function verify_owner_counts(remote, counts, callback) {
   async.every(tests, iterator, callback);
 };
 
+var isTravis = Boolean(process.env.TRAVIS);
+
 function ledger_wait(remote, tx) {
   ;(function nextLedger() {
     remote.once('ledger_closed', function() {
       if (!tx.finalized) {
-        setTimeout(nextLedger, 50);
+        setTimeout(nextLedger, isTravis ? 400 : 100);
       }
     });
     remote.ledger_accept();