diff --git a/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml
index b27ca5bc0f..7a54d84aef 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
 
 - name: test timeout option
   expect:
-    command: "cat"
+    command: "sleep 10"
     responses:
       foo: bar
-    timeout: 0
+    timeout: 1
   ignore_errors: true
   register: timeout_result