diff --git a/test/client.js b/test/client.js
index c1653fe..6a1dbf5 100644
--- a/test/client.js
+++ b/test/client.js
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ function testClientUpdate (t, serverType) {
     client.start()
 
     client.once('update', function () {
+      client.setInterval(2000)
+
       // after interval (2s), we should get another update
       client.once('update', function (data) {
         // received an update!