diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/MetadataFieldPerformanceTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/MetadataFieldPerformanceTest.java
index 5cbf343203..d9b216f638 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/MetadataFieldPerformanceTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/MetadataFieldPerformanceTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class MetadataFieldPerformanceTest extends AbstractUnitTest {
 
         long duration = (endTime - startTime);
 
-        double maxDurationPerCall = 0.02;
+        double maxDurationPerCall = 0.01;
         double maxDuration = maxDurationPerCall * amount;
         //Duration is 0.05798 without performance improvements
         //Duration is 0.0022 with performance improvements
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class MetadataFieldPerformanceTest extends AbstractUnitTest {
 
         long duration = (endTime - startTime);
 
-        double maxDurationPerCall = 1;
+        double maxDurationPerCall = .3;
         double maxDuration = maxDurationPerCall * amount;
         //Duration is 1.542 without performance improvements
         //Duration is 0.0538 with performance improvements