diff --git a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone
index 026344f83626f3381b22f3198bcb6f81794d3b68..3baeeda5873c5c051fb5b1eaa5a38608e9d52506 100644
--- a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone
+++ b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 $ORIGIN example.
 $TTL 3600
 
-@	SOA	dns1 hostmaster 1 1 1 3 600
+@	SOA	dns1 hostmaster 1 1 1 10 600
 	NS	dns1
 
 dns1	A	192.0.2.1
diff --git a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.1 b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.1
index a19a5cd2d8544a1316c72879336d06355f38126f..014c3845055dc02ecfafab50cbf357aef1277243 100644
--- a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.1
+++ b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 $ORIGIN example.
 $TTL 3600
 
-@	SOA	dns1 hostmaster 2 10 1 3 600
+@	SOA	dns1 hostmaster 2 20 1 10 600
 	NS	dns1
 
 dns1	A	192.0.2.1
diff --git a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.2 b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.2
index 79e6d7b83a5ad69ae57deec83e11bf7cf2e41912..0a2c0b6a1fd007891f44eeb8ff7d232304902683 100644
--- a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.2
+++ b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/data/example.zone.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 $ORIGIN example.
 $TTL 3600
 
-@	SOA	dns1 hostmaster 3 1 10 3 600
+@	SOA	dns1 hostmaster 3 1 20 10 600
 	NS	dns1
 
 dns1	A	192.0.2.1
diff --git a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/test.py b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/test.py
index 0389b1b06298d210133e7805998a229803739179..198cd429c2a725562e1542913c99fef73f76ca76 100644
--- a/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/test.py
+++ b/tests-extra/tests/events/soa/test.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from dnstest.utils import *
 from dnstest.test import Test
 import random
 
-EXPIRE_SLEEP = 5
+EXPIRE_SLEEP = 15
 
 def test_ok(slave):
     resp = slave.dig("example.", "SOA")
@@ -61,19 +61,16 @@ def test_run_case(t, master, slave, action):
 def test_run(t, servers, zone, action):
     master, slave = servers
 
-    check_log("ZONE SOA TIMERS: REFRESH = 1, RETRY = 1, EXPIRE = 3")
-    check_log("===================================================")
+    check_log("ZONE SOA TIMERS: REFRESH = 1, RETRY = 1, EXPIRE = 10")
     init_servers(master, slave)
     test_run_case(t, master, slave, action)
 
-    check_log("ZONE SOA TIMERS: REFRESH = 10, RETRY = 1, EXPIRE = 3")
-    check_log("====================================================")
+    check_log("ZONE SOA TIMERS: REFRESH = 20, RETRY = 1, EXPIRE = 10")
     master.update_zonefile(zone, version=1)
     init_servers(master, slave)
     test_run_case(t, master, slave, action)
 
-    check_log("ZONE SOA TIMERS: REFRESH = 1, RETRY = 10, EXPIRE = 3")
-    check_log("====================================================")
+    check_log("ZONE SOA TIMERS: REFRESH = 1, RETRY = 20, EXPIRE = 10")
     master.update_zonefile(zone, version=2)
     init_servers(master, slave)
     test_run_case(t, master, slave, action)