diff --git a/src/test/java/de/caritas/cob/liveservice/StompClientIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/de/caritas/cob/liveservice/StompClientIntegrationTest.java
index f5a6b1c..816b01c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/caritas/cob/liveservice/StompClientIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/caritas/cob/liveservice/StompClientIntegrationTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 public abstract class StompClientIntegrationTest extends AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests {
 
   protected static final String SUBSCRIPTION_ENDPOINT = "/user/events";
-  protected static final int MESSAGE_TIMEOUT = 8;
+  protected static final int MESSAGE_TIMEOUT = 2;
   protected static final String FIRST_VALID_USER = "firstValidUser";
   static final String SECOND_VALID_USER = "secondValidUser";
   static final String THIRD_VALID_USER = "thirdValidUser";