diff --git a/test/test_index.py b/test/test_index.py
index 1208f8a..e61741e 100644
--- a/test/test_index.py
+++ b/test/test_index.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_get_index_from_http_with_query_parameters():
     else:
         proc = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '-m', 'http.server', '9876'],
                                 cwd=FILES_DIR)
-    time.sleep(0.5)
+    time.sleep(2)
     try:
         i = get_index(url)
         assert len(i.distributions.keys()) == 1