diff --git a/t/chaos/kill-etcd_test.go b/t/chaos/kill-etcd_test.go
index 28a97441459d7..f14496c815587 100644
--- a/t/chaos/kill-etcd_test.go
+++ b/t/chaos/kill-etcd_test.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestGetSuccessWhenEtcdKilled(t *testing.T) {
 	// apply chaos to kill all etcd pods
 	t.Run("kill all etcd pods", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = runCommand(t, "kubectl apply -f kill-etcd.yaml")
-		time.Sleep(30)
+		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 	})
 
 	// fail to set route since etcd is all killed