diff --git a/tests/backends/base.py b/tests/backends/base.py
index 7730fd5c..ac393b1c 100644
--- a/tests/backends/base.py
+++ b/tests/backends/base.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
     def test_current_track_after_completed_playlist(self):
         self.playback.play(self.tracks[-1])
         self.playback.seek(self.tracks[0].length - 1)
-        time.sleep(1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         self.assertEqual(self.playback.state, self.playback.STOPPED)
         self.assertEqual(self.playback.current_track, None)
 
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
         self.playback.end_of_track_callback= wrapper
 
         self.playback.play()
-        self.playback.seek(self.tracks[0].length - 10)
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+        self.playback.seek(self.tracks[0].length - 1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
 
         self.assert_(wrapper.called)
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
     @populate_playlist
     def test_resume_continues_from_right_position(self):
         self.playback.play()
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         self.playback.pause()
         self.playback.resume()
         self.assertNotEqual(self.playback.time_position, 0)
@@ -721,9 +721,9 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
     @populate_playlist
     def test_time_position_when_playing(self):
         self.playback.play()
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         first = self.playback.time_position
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         second = self.playback.time_position
 
         self.assert_(second > first, '%s - %s' % (first, second))
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
     @populate_playlist
     def test_time_position_when_paused(self):
         self.playback.play()
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         self.playback.pause()
         first = self.playback.time_position
         second = self.playback.time_position
@@ -782,14 +782,14 @@ class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
     def test_end_of_song_starts_next_track(self):
         self.playback.play()
         self.playback.seek(self.tracks[0].length - 1)
-        time.sleep(1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         self.assertEqual(self.playback.current_track, self.tracks[1])
 
     @populate_playlist
     def test_end_of_playlist_stops(self):
         self.playback.play(self.tracks[-1])
         self.playback.seek(self.tracks[-1].length - 1)
-        time.sleep(1)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
         self.assertEqual(self.playback.state, self.playback.STOPPED)
 
     def test_repeat_off_by_default(self):