diff --git a/src/security/core/tests/common/test_utils.c b/src/security/core/tests/common/test_utils.c
index cab9bef..39c0489 100644
--- a/src/security/core/tests/common/test_utils.c
+++ b/src/security/core/tests/common/test_utils.c
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ void handshake_list_fini (struct Handshake *hs_list, int nhs)
 
 void sync_writer_to_readers (dds_entity_t pp_wr, dds_entity_t wr, uint32_t exp_count, dds_duration_t timeout)
 {
+  dds_time_t abstimeout = dds_time() + timeout;
   dds_attach_t triggered;
   dds_entity_t ws = dds_create_waitset (pp_wr);
   CU_ASSERT_FATAL (ws > 0);
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ void sync_writer_to_readers (dds_entity_t pp_wr, dds_entity_t wr, uint32_t exp_c
   CU_ASSERT_EQUAL_FATAL (ret, DDS_RETCODE_OK);
   while (true)
   {
-    ret = dds_waitset_wait (ws, &triggered, 1, timeout);
+    ret = dds_waitset_wait_until (ws, &triggered, 1, abstimeout);
     CU_ASSERT_EQUAL_FATAL (exp_count > 0, ret >= 1);
     if (exp_count > 0)
       CU_ASSERT_EQUAL_FATAL (wr, (dds_entity_t)(intptr_t) triggered);
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ void sync_writer_to_readers (dds_entity_t pp_wr, dds_entity_t wr, uint32_t exp_c
 
 void sync_reader_to_writers (dds_entity_t pp_rd, dds_entity_t rd, uint32_t exp_count, dds_duration_t timeout)
 {
+  dds_time_t abstimeout = dds_time() + timeout;
   dds_attach_t triggered;
   dds_entity_t ws = dds_create_waitset (pp_rd);
   CU_ASSERT_FATAL (ws > 0);
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ void sync_reader_to_writers (dds_entity_t pp_rd, dds_entity_t rd, uint32_t exp_c
   CU_ASSERT_EQUAL_FATAL (ret, DDS_RETCODE_OK);
   while (true)
   {
-    ret = dds_waitset_wait (ws, &triggered, 1, timeout);
+    ret = dds_waitset_wait_until (ws, &triggered, 1, abstimeout);
     CU_ASSERT_EQUAL_FATAL (exp_count > 0, ret >= 1);
     if (exp_count > 0)
       CU_ASSERT_EQUAL_FATAL (rd, (dds_entity_t)(intptr_t) triggered);
diff --git a/src/security/core/tests/secure_communication.c b/src/security/core/tests/secure_communication.c
index 3a3a6ec..2d1720d 100644
--- a/src/security/core/tests/secure_communication.c
+++ b/src/security/core/tests/secure_communication.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static void test_write_read(struct domain_sec_config *domain_config,
       for (size_t w = 0; w < n_writers; w++)
       {
         size_t wr_index = pp_index * n_writers + w;
-        sync_writer_to_readers (g_pub_participants[pp_index], writers[wr_index], (uint32_t)(n_sub_domains * n_sub_participants * n_readers), DDS_SECS(2));
+        sync_writer_to_readers (g_pub_participants[pp_index], writers[wr_index], (uint32_t)(n_sub_domains * n_sub_participants * n_readers), DDS_SECS(5));
         sample.id = (int32_t) wr_index;
         printf("writer %"PRId32" writing sample %d\n", writers[wr_index], sample.id);
         ret = dds_write (writers[wr_index], &sample);