diff --git a/tests/fuzzers/txfetcher/txfetcher_fuzzer.go b/tests/fuzzers/txfetcher/txfetcher_fuzzer.go
index d1d6fdc665..fc15e07c7e 100644
--- a/tests/fuzzers/txfetcher/txfetcher_fuzzer.go
+++ b/tests/fuzzers/txfetcher/txfetcher_fuzzer.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func Fuzz(input []byte) int {
 			return make([]error, len(txs))
 		},
 		func(string, []common.Hash) error { return nil },
-		clock, rand,
+		clock, rand, 500*time.Millisecond,
 	)
 	f.Start()
 	defer f.Stop()