diff --git a/bin/tests/system/notify/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/notify/tests.sh
index 31fd08ba3a..e01c9543a8 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/notify/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/notify/tests.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rm -f ns2/example.db
 cp ns2/example2.db ns2/example.db
 sleep 6
 kill -HUP `cat ns2/named.pid`
-sleep 10
+sleep 60
 
 $DIG +tcp +noadd +nosea +nostat +noquest +nocomm +nocmd a.example.\
 	@10.53.0.2 a -p 5300 > dig.out.ns2
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ cp ns2/example3.db ns2/example.db
 sleep 6
 kill -HUP `cat ns2/named.pid`
 (cd ns3 ; $NAMED -c named.conf -d 99 -g >> named.run 2>&1 & )
-sleep 10
+sleep 60
 
 $DIG +tcp +noadd +nosea +nostat +noquest +nocomm +nocmd a.example.\
 	@10.53.0.2 a -p 5300 > dig.out.ns2
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ kill `cat ns2/named.pid`
 cp ns2/example4.db ns2/example.db
 sleep 6
 (cd ns2 ; $NAMED -c named.conf -d 99 -g >> named.run 2>&1 & )
-sleep 10
+sleep 60
 
 $DIG +tcp +noadd +nosea +nostat +noquest +nocomm +nocmd a.example.\
 	@10.53.0.2 a -p 5300 > dig.out.ns2