diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
index 900e46cf4..0bfa5b45d 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
@@ -605,8 +605,8 @@ describe('TextEditorComponent', () => {
     it('blinks cursors when the editor is focused and the cursors are not moving', async () => {
       assertDocumentFocused();
       const { component, element, editor } = buildComponent();
-      component.props.cursorBlinkPeriod = 40;
-      component.props.cursorBlinkResumeDelay = 40;
+      component.props.cursorBlinkPeriod = 30;
+      component.props.cursorBlinkResumeDelay = 30;
       editor.addCursorAtScreenPosition([1, 0]);
 
       element.focus();