diff --git a/test/system/theses_test.rb b/test/system/theses_test.rb
index 8d97737..5bc433e 100644
--- a/test/system/theses_test.rb
+++ b/test/system/theses_test.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ThesesTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
     click_on('Add')
 
     # wait for AJAX request to complete, this is necessary when running on Github actions
-    sleep 10
+    sleep 5
 
     assert_selector 'span', text: 'l1, f1'
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ThesesTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
     click_on('Add')
 
     # wait for AJAX request to complete, this is necessary when running on Github actions
-    sleep 10
+    sleep 5
 
     assert_selector 'span', text: 'l2, f2'