diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/r1/bgpd.conf b/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/r1/bgpd.conf
index 41bf96344a..14f90b859d 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/r1/bgpd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/r1/bgpd.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 !
 router bgp 65001
-  bgp max-med on-startup 5 777
+  bgp max-med on-startup 30 777
   no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
   neighbor 192.168.255.2 remote-as 65001
   neighbor 192.168.255.2 timers 3 10
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/test_bgp_max_med_on_startup.py b/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/test_bgp_max_med_on_startup.py
index 545d7bd245..12ec88249a 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/test_bgp_max_med_on_startup.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_max_med_on_startup/test_bgp_max_med_on_startup.py
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ def test_bgp_max_med_on_startup():
 
     # Check session is established
     test_func = functools.partial(_bgp_converge, router2)
-    _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=30, wait=0.5)
+    _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=60, wait=1.0)
     assert result is None, "Failed bgp convergence on r2"
 
     # Check metric has value of max-med
     test_func = functools.partial(_bgp_has_routes, router2, 777)
-    _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=30, wait=0.5)
+    _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=60, wait=1.0)
     assert result is None, "r2 does not receive routes with metric 777"
 
     # Check that when the max-med timer expires, metric is updated