diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
index 3de49b6386..3895d52e2f 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
@@ -385,21 +385,21 @@ describe("Waku Store", () => {
     const now = new Date();
 
     const startTime = new Date();
-    // Set start time 5 minutes in the past
-    startTime.setTime(now.getTime() - 5 * 60 * 1000);
+    // Set start time 15 seconds in the past
+    startTime.setTime(now.getTime() - 15 * 1000);
 
     const message1Timestamp = new Date();
-    // Set first message was 4 minutes in the past
-    message1Timestamp.setTime(now.getTime() - 4 * 60 * 1000);
+    // Set first message was 10 seconds in the past
+    message1Timestamp.setTime(now.getTime() - 10 * 1000);
 
     const message2Timestamp = new Date();
-    // Set second message 2 minutes in the past
-    message2Timestamp.setTime(now.getTime() - 2 * 60 * 1000);
+    // Set second message 2 seconds in the past
+    message2Timestamp.setTime(now.getTime() - 2 * 1000);
     const messageTimestamps = [message1Timestamp, message2Timestamp];
 
     const endTime = new Date();
-    // Set end time 1 minute in the past
-    endTime.setTime(now.getTime() - 60 * 1000);
+    // Set end time 1 second in the past
+    endTime.setTime(now.getTime() - 1000);
 
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
       expect(