diff --git a/test/fs/macro.exp b/test/fs/macro.exp
index 66fdc9c03..e2f886794 100755
--- a/test/fs/macro.exp
+++ b/test/fs/macro.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2014-2026 Firejail Authors
 # License GPL v2
 
-set timeout 10
+set timeout 1
 spawn $env(SHELL)
 match_max 100000
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 6\n";exit}
 	"Videos"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-blacklist.profile ls ~/Desktop\r"
 expect {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 8\n";exit}
 	"Permission denied"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-blacklist.profile ls ~/Documents\r"
 expect {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 10\n";exit}
 	"Permission denied"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-blacklist.profile ls ~/Downloads\r"
 expect {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 12\n";exit}
 	"Permission denied"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-blacklist.profile ls ~/Music\r"
 expect {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 14\n";exit}
 	"Permission denied"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-blacklist.profile ls ~/Pictures\r"
 expect {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 16\n";exit}
 	"Permission denied"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-blacklist.profile ls ~/Videos\r"
 expect {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 18\n";exit}
 	"Permission denied"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-readonly.profile touch ~/Desktop/_firejail_test_file\r"
 expect {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 20\n";exit}
 	"Read-only file system"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-readonly.profile touch ~/Documents/_firejail_test_file\r"
 expect {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 22\n";exit}
 	"Read-only file system"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-readonly.profile touch ~/Downloads/_firejail_test_file\r"
 expect {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 24\n";exit}
 	"Read-only file system"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-readonly.profile touch ~/Music/_firejail_test_file\r"
 expect {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 26\n";exit}
 	"Read-only file system"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-readonly.profile touch ~/Pictures/_firejail_test_file\r"
 expect {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 28\n";exit}
 	"Read-only file system"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 send -- "firejail --profile=./macro-readonly.profile touch ~/Videos/_firejail_test_file\r"
 expect {
@@ -169,6 +169,6 @@ expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 30\n";exit}
 	"Read-only file system"
 }
-sleep 1
+after 100
 
 puts "\nall done\n"