diff --git a/src/sinks/util/adaptive_concurrency/tests.rs b/src/sinks/util/adaptive_concurrency/tests.rs
index 38fad19aa8b12..5ed77f4cfdd06 100644
--- a/src/sinks/util/adaptive_concurrency/tests.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/util/adaptive_concurrency/tests.rs
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ async fn run_test(params: TestParams) -> TestResults {
     // This is crude and dumb, but it works, and the tests run fast and
     // the results are highly repeatable.
     while stats.lock().expect("Poisoned stats lock").completed < params.requests {
-        time::advance(Duration::from_millis(0)).await;
+        time::advance(Duration::from_millis(1)).await;
     }
     topology.stop().await;