diff --git a/test/c/test.c b/test/c/test.c
index 6d82c8fa..ffa2711d 100644
--- a/test/c/test.c
+++ b/test/c/test.c
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ void foo() {
   DFTRACER_C_FUNCTION_START();
   DFTRACER_C_FUNCTION_UPDATE_INT("key", 0);
   DFTRACER_C_FUNCTION_UPDATE_STR("key", "0");
-  sleep(1);
+  usleep(1000);
   DFTRACER_C_REGION_START(CUSTOM);
   DFTRACER_C_REGION_UPDATE_INT(CUSTOM, "key", 0);
   DFTRACER_C_REGION_UPDATE_STR(CUSTOM, "key", "0");
   bar();
-  sleep(1);
+  usleep(1000);
   DFTRACER_C_REGION_START(CUSTOM_BLOCK);
-  sleep(1);
+  usleep(1000);
   DFTRACER_C_REGION_END(CUSTOM_BLOCK);
   DFTRACER_C_REGION_END(CUSTOM);
   DFTRACER_C_FUNCTION_END();
diff --git a/test/cpp/test.cpp b/test/cpp/test.cpp
index d3eb5349..7ae752b3 100644
--- a/test/cpp/test.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/test.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ void foo() {
 
   DFTRACER_CPP_FUNCTION_UPDATE("key", 0);
   DFTRACER_CPP_FUNCTION_UPDATE("key", "0");
-  sleep(1);
+  usleep(1000);
   {
     DFTRACER_CPP_REGION(CUSTOM);
     DFTRACER_CPP_REGION_UPDATE(CUSTOM, "key", "0");
-    sleep(1);
+    usleep(1000);
     DFTRACER_CPP_REGION_START(CUSTOM_BLOCK);
     DFTRACER_CPP_REGION_UPDATE(CUSTOM, "key", 0);
     DFTRACER_CPP_REGION_DYN_UPDATE(CUSTOM_BLOCK, "key", 0);
-    sleep(1);
+    usleep(1000);
     DFTRACER_CPP_REGION_END(CUSTOM_BLOCK);
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/py/test.py b/test/py/test.py
index 3932b05c..0ea9e1f2 100644
--- a/test/py/test.py
+++ b/test/py/test.py
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@
 
 @dft_fn.log
 def log_events(index):
-    sleep(1)
+    sleep(0.001)
 
 
 def custom_events():
     log_inst.enter_event()
     start = log_inst.get_time()
-    sleep(1)
+    sleep(0.001)
     end = log_inst.get_time()
     log_inst.log_event("test", "cat2", start, end - start)
     log_inst.exit_event()
     for i in dft_fn.iter(range(2)):
-        sleep(1)
+        sleep(0.001)
 
 
 def posix_calls(val):