diff --git a/htlcswitch/test_utils.go b/htlcswitch/test_utils.go
index c591e65b..614abce6 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/test_utils.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/test_utils.go
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ func (h *hopNetwork) createChannelLink(server, peer *mockServer,
 			BatchSize:               10,
 			BatchTicker:             ticker.NewForce(testBatchTimeout),
 			FwdPkgGCTicker:          ticker.NewForce(fwdPkgTimeout),
-			PendingCommitTicker:     ticker.NewForce(time.Minute),
+			PendingCommitTicker:     ticker.NewForce(2 * time.Minute),
 			MinFeeUpdateTimeout:     minFeeUpdateTimeout,
 			MaxFeeUpdateTimeout:     maxFeeUpdateTimeout,
 			OnChannelFailure:        func(lnwire.ChannelID, lnwire.ShortChannelID, LinkFailureError) {},