diff --git a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
index afd4f6121a2..234477172db 100644
--- a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ fi
 . ../../ipfs-test-lib.sh
 
 test_cmp_repeat_10_sec() {
-	for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+	for i in `seq 1 100`
 	do
 		test_cmp "$1" "$2" >/dev/null && return
-		sleep 1
+		sleep 0.1
 	done
 	test_cmp "$1" "$2"
 }
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ test_launch_ipfs_daemon_and_mount() {
 test_kill_repeat_10_sec() {
 	# try to shut down once + wait for graceful exit
 	kill $1
-	for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+	for i in `seq 1 100`
 	do
-		sleep 1
+		sleep 0.1
 		! kill -0 $1 2>/dev/null && return
 	done