diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.mongodb.test/src/com/sap/sailing/mongodb/test/TestStoringAndRetrievingWindData.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.mongodb.test/src/com/sap/sailing/mongodb/test/TestStoringAndRetrievingWindData.java
index 1e7b2c9ebaf..a8fb33c2774 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.mongodb.test/src/com/sap/sailing/mongodb/test/TestStoringAndRetrievingWindData.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.mongodb.test/src/com/sap/sailing/mongodb/test/TestStoringAndRetrievingWindData.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class TestStoringAndRetrievingWindData extends AbstractMongoDBTest {
         }
         
         {
-            Thread.sleep(3000); // wait until MongoDB has recorded the change and made it visible
+            Thread.sleep(1000); // wait until MongoDB has recorded the change and made it visible
             Mongo mongo = newMongo();
             assertNotNull(mongo);
             DB db = mongo.getDB(getDBConfiguration().getDatabaseName());