diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/search/backpressure/SearchBackpressureIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/search/backpressure/SearchBackpressureIT.java
index a63c3287ea124..bb448078042bf 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/search/backpressure/SearchBackpressureIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/search/backpressure/SearchBackpressureIT.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public void testSearchShardTaskCancellationWithHighElapsedTime() throws Interrup
     public void testSearchTaskCancellationWithHighCpu() throws InterruptedException {
         Settings request = Settings.builder()
             .put(SearchBackpressureSettings.SETTING_MODE.getKey(), "enforced")
-            .put(SearchTaskSettings.SETTING_CPU_TIME_MILLIS_THRESHOLD.getKey(), 1000)
+            .put(SearchTaskSettings.SETTING_CPU_TIME_MILLIS_THRESHOLD.getKey(), 500)
             .build();
         assertAcked(client().admin().cluster().prepareUpdateSettings().setPersistentSettings(request).get());