diff --git a/src/steps/light_push.py b/src/steps/light_push.py
index 9761c2db3..3980513cf 100644
--- a/src/steps/light_push.py
+++ b/src/steps/light_push.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class StepsLightPush(StepsCommon):
     test_content_topic = "/myapp/1/latest/proto"
     test_pubsub_topic = VALID_PUBSUB_TOPICS[0]
     test_payload = "Light push works!!"
+    default_message_propagation_delay = 0.1
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
     def light_push_setup(self):
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class StepsLightPush(StepsCommon):
 
     @allure.step
     def check_light_pushed_message_reaches_receiving_peer(
-        self, pubsub_topic=None, message=None, message_propagation_delay=0.1, sender=None, peer_list=None
+        self, pubsub_topic=None, message=None, message_propagation_delay=None, sender=None, peer_list=None
     ):
         if pubsub_topic is None:
             pubsub_topic = self.test_pubsub_topic
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ class StepsLightPush(StepsCommon):
             sender = self.light_push_node1
         if not peer_list:
             peer_list = self.main_receiving_nodes + self.optional_nodes
+        if message_propagation_delay is None:
+            message_propagation_delay = self.default_message_propagation_delay
         payload = self.create_payload(pubsub_topic, message)
         logger.debug("Lightpushing message")
         sender.send_light_push_message(payload)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 48cd71446..e76ee9ab3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ def configure_fleet_cluster(request, pubsub_cfg):
         return node
 
     StepsLightPush.setup_lightpush_node = _fleet_setup_lightpush_node
+    StepsLightPush.default_message_propagation_delay = 0.5
 
     logger.info(
         "Fleet cluster config active – pubsub topics overridden to cluster-id=%s "