diff --git a/test/e2e/service_test.go b/test/e2e/service_test.go
index 99784efb..fbc91937 100644
--- a/test/e2e/service_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/service_test.go
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ myapp.example.com {
 			}
 		})
 
-		monitorPeriod := 2 * time.Second
+		monitorPeriod := 3 * time.Second
 		spec := api.ServiceSpec{
 			Name: name,
 			Mode: api.ServiceModeReplicated,
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ myapp.example.com {
 		})
 
 		// 1 second is sometimes not enough for Docker to detect the crash and start restarting the container.
-		monitorPeriod := 2 * time.Second
+		monitorPeriod := 3 * time.Second
 		spec := api.ServiceSpec{
 			Name: name,
 			Mode: api.ServiceModeReplicated,