diff --git a/floodsub.go b/floodsub.go
index 52a93b9..fc67d22 100644
--- a/floodsub.go
+++ b/floodsub.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (p *PubSub) announce(topic string, sub bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// notifySubs sends a given message to all corresponding subscribbers.
+// notifySubs sends a given message to all corresponding subscribers.
 // Only called from processLoop.
 func (p *PubSub) notifySubs(msg *pb.Message) {
 	for _, topic := range msg.GetTopicIDs() {
diff --git a/floodsub_test.go b/floodsub_test.go
index 51ee0b8..28c1078 100644
--- a/floodsub_test.go
+++ b/floodsub_test.go
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func TestSubscribeMultipleTimes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// make sure subscribing is finished by the time we publish
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	psubs[1].Publish("foo", []byte("bar"))