diff --git a/kernel/tests/s11_rackscale_benchmarks.rs b/kernel/tests/s11_rackscale_benchmarks.rs
index 4fa208cb9..1a9dc1241 100644
--- a/kernel/tests/s11_rackscale_benchmarks.rs
+++ b/kernel/tests/s11_rackscale_benchmarks.rs
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ fn rackscale_memcached_benchmark(transport: RackscaleTransport) {
     }
 
     fn rackscale_timeout_fn(num_cores: usize) -> u64 {
-        180_000 + 1_000 * num_cores as u64
+        180_000 + 1_500 * num_cores as u64
     }
 
     fn mem_fn(num_cores: usize, is_smoke: bool) -> usize {