diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index 442ff094c9..494606d53f 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'add', 'dummy98', 'type', 'dummy']), 0)
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'dummy98', 'up']), 0)
-        time.sleep(4)
+        time.sleep(2)
         output = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'address', 'show', 'test1']).rstrip().decode('utf-8')
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'UP,LOWER_UP')
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'add', 'dummy99', 'type', 'dummy']), 0)
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'dummy99', 'up']), 0)
-        time.sleep(4)
+        time.sleep(2)
         output = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'address', 'show', 'test1']).rstrip().decode('utf-8')
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'UP,LOWER_UP')
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
         self.assertRegex(output, 'State: routable \(configured\)')
 
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'del', 'dummy98']), 0)
-        time.sleep(4)
+        time.sleep(2)
         output = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'address', 'show', 'test1']).rstrip().decode('utf-8')
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'UP,LOWER_UP')
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
         self.assertRegex(output, 'State: routable \(configured\)')
 
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'del', 'dummy99']), 0)
-        time.sleep(4)
+        time.sleep(2)
         output = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'address', 'show', 'test1']).rstrip().decode('utf-8')
         print(output)
         self.assertNotRegex(output, 'UP,LOWER_UP')
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'add', 'dummy98', 'type', 'dummy']), 0)
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'dummy98', 'up']), 0)
-        time.sleep(4)
+        time.sleep(2)
         output = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'address', 'show', 'test1']).rstrip().decode('utf-8')
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'UP,LOWER_UP')