diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/OpenSearchTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/OpenSearchTestCase.java
index 98dd209f127cd..a351371844956 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/OpenSearchTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/OpenSearchTestCase.java
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ public static void assertBusy(CheckedRunnable<Exception> codeBlock) throws Excep
      * Runs the code block for the provided interval, waiting for no assertions to trip.
      */
     public static void assertBusy(CheckedRunnable<Exception> codeBlock, long maxWaitTime, TimeUnit unit) throws Exception {
-        maxWaitTime = 5;
+        if ((unit.equals(TimeUnit.SECONDS) && maxWaitTime > 5) || unit.equals(TimeUnit.MINUTES)) maxWaitTime = 5;
         long maxTimeInMillis = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(maxWaitTime, unit);
         // In case you've forgotten your high-school studies, log10(x) / log10(y) == log y(x)
         long iterations = Math.max(Math.round(Math.log10(maxTimeInMillis) / Math.log10(2)), 1);