diff --git a/test/dorkboxTest/network/BaseTest.kt b/test/dorkboxTest/network/BaseTest.kt
index 4ab55517..b5422540 100644
--- a/test/dorkboxTest/network/BaseTest.kt
+++ b/test/dorkboxTest/network/BaseTest.kt
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ abstract class BaseTest {
     /**
      * Wait for network client/server threads to shutdown for the specified time.
      *
+     * it should close as close to naturally as possible, otherwise there are problems
+     *
      * @param stopAfterSeconds how many seconds to wait, the default is 2 minutes.
      */
     fun waitForThreads(stopAfterSeconds: Long = AUTO_FAIL_TIMEOUT) {
diff --git a/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultipleServerTest.kt b/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultipleServerTest.kt
index 5b6e26a8..a3d00279 100644
--- a/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultipleServerTest.kt
+++ b/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultipleServerTest.kt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class MultipleServerTest : BaseTest() {
             }
         }
 
-        waitForThreads(30)
+        waitForThreads()
 
         didSend.forEach {
             assertTrue(it.get())
diff --git a/test/dorkboxTest/network/rmi/RmiSpamAsyncTest.kt b/test/dorkboxTest/network/rmi/RmiSpamAsyncTest.kt
index 6689353c..18a0855e 100644
--- a/test/dorkboxTest/network/rmi/RmiSpamAsyncTest.kt
+++ b/test/dorkboxTest/network/rmi/RmiSpamAsyncTest.kt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class RmiSpamAsyncTest : BaseTest() {
             client.connect()
         }
 
-        waitForThreads(200)
+        waitForThreads()
         Assert.assertEquals(totalRuns.toLong(), counter.get())
         client.logger.error("kryos generated: ${client.config.serialization.getInitializedKryoCount()}")
         server.logger.error("kryos generated: ${server.config.serialization.getInitializedKryoCount()}")