diff --git a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/executors/test_multi_threaded_executor.cpp b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/executors/test_multi_threaded_executor.cpp
index 32872482c4..59c9735458 100644
--- a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/executors/test_multi_threaded_executor.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/executors/test_multi_threaded_executor.cpp
@@ -120,12 +120,7 @@ TEST_F(TestMultiThreadedExecutor, starvation) {
   rclcpp::TimerBase::SharedPtr timer_two;
 
   auto timer_one_callback = [&timer_one_count, &timer_two_count]() {
-    std::cout << "Timer one callback executed. Count: "
-              << timer_one_count.load() << std::endl;
-
-    auto start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    while (std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start_time < 100ms) {
-    }
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
 
     timer_one_count++;
 
@@ -133,34 +128,27 @@ TEST_F(TestMultiThreadedExecutor, starvation) {
 
     std::cout << "Difference in counts: " << diff << std::endl;
 
-    if (diff > 1) {
+    if (timer_one_count > 10 || timer_two_count > 10) {
       rclcpp::shutdown();
       ASSERT_LE(diff, 1);
     }
   };
 
   auto timer_two_callback = [&timer_one_count, &timer_two_count]() {
-    std::cout << "Timer two callback executed. Count: "
-              << timer_two_count.load() << std::endl;
-
-    auto start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    while (std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start_time < 100ms) {
-    }
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
 
     timer_two_count++;
 
     auto diff = std::abs(timer_one_count - timer_two_count);
 
-    std::cout << "Difference in counts: " << diff << std::endl;
-
-    if (diff > 1) {
+    if (timer_one_count > 10 || timer_two_count > 10) {
       rclcpp::shutdown();
       ASSERT_LE(diff, 1);
     }
   };
 
-  timer_one = node->create_wall_timer(0ms, timer_one_callback);
-  timer_two = node->create_wall_timer(0ms, timer_two_callback);
+  timer_one = node->create_wall_timer(10ms, timer_one_callback);
+  timer_two = node->create_wall_timer(10ms, timer_two_callback);
 
   executor.add_node(node);
   executor.spin();