diff --git a/test/helpers.sh b/test/helpers.sh
index 5650ca1..1303a20 100644
--- a/test/helpers.sh
+++ b/test/helpers.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ function test_clean_up() {
 
 function tmux_send() {
   local key=$1
-  sleep 0.5
+  tmuxomatic__sleep 1
   tmuxomatic send-keys "$TMUX_PREFIX"
-  sleep 0.5
+  tmuxomatic__sleep 1
   tmuxomatic send-keys "$key"
-  sleep 0.5
+  tmuxomatic__sleep 1
 }
 
 function tmux_paste() {
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ function init_pane_fish() {
 
 function invoke_fingers() {
   tmux_send "F"
-  sleep 1.0
+  tmuxomatic__sleep 1
 }
 
 function echo_yanked() {
-  sleep 0.5
+  tmuxomatic__sleep 1
   tmuxomatic__exec "clear"
   tmuxomatic send-keys "echo yanked text is "
   tmux_paste
diff --git a/test/specs/preserve-zoom-state_spec.sh b/test/specs/preserve-zoom-state_spec.sh
index 2afaec0..611c6c5 100755
--- a/test/specs/preserve-zoom-state_spec.sh
+++ b/test/specs/preserve-zoom-state_spec.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ tmuxomatic__exec "cat ./test/fixtures/grep-output"
 
 invoke_fingers
 tmuxomatic send-keys C-c
+tmuxomatic__sleep 1
 
 tmuxomatic__exec "echo \"current pane is \$(tmux list-panes -F '#{?window_zoomed_flag,zoomed,not_zoomed}' | head -1)\""
 tmuxomatic__expect "current pane is zoomed"
diff --git a/test/specs/tmux-yank-integration_spec.sh b/test/specs/tmux-yank-integration_spec.sh
index 2113f3f..f6e09c1 100755
--- a/test/specs/tmux-yank-integration_spec.sh
+++ b/test/specs/tmux-yank-integration_spec.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tmuxomatic__exec "cat ./test/fixtures/grep-output"
 invoke_fingers
 tmuxomatic send-keys "i"
 
-sleep 10
+tmuxomatic__sleep 1
 tmuxomatic__exec "cat /tmp/tmux-yank-result"
 
 tmuxomatic__expect "tmux-yank yolo"
diff --git a/test/tmuxomatic.sh b/test/tmuxomatic.sh
index df2a6b3..adbb8dd 100644
--- a/test/tmuxomatic.sh
+++ b/test/tmuxomatic.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function tmuxomatic__expect() {
       TMUXOMATIC_EXIT_CODE=0
       break
     fi
-    sleep 0.5
+    tmuxomatic__sleep 1
   done
 
   if [[ $n_matches -le 0 ]]; then
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ function tmuxomatic__expect() {
   fi
 }
 
+function tmuxomatic__sleep() {
+  if [[ -z $CI ]]; then
+    sleep "$1"
+  else
+    sleep "$(($1 * 5))"
+  fi
+}
+
 # TODO not working in BSD, therefore end hook not being called and :skull:
 function __fn_exists() {
   local fn_type=$(type "$1" 2> /dev/null)