diff --git a/substrate/core/network-libp2p/tests/test.rs b/substrate/core/network-libp2p/tests/test.rs
index 04206e66d8..36e00e1318 100644
--- a/substrate/core/network-libp2p/tests/test.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/network-libp2p/tests/test.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fn many_nodes_connectivity() {
 			let mut num_connecs = 0;
 			stream::poll_fn(move || -> io::Result<_> {
 				loop {
-					const MAX_BANDWIDTH: u64 = NUM_NODES as u64 * 1024;		// 1kiB/s/node
+					const MAX_BANDWIDTH: u64 = NUM_NODES as u64 * 2048;		// 2kiB/s/node
 					assert!(node.average_download_per_sec() < MAX_BANDWIDTH);
 					assert!(node.average_upload_per_sec() < MAX_BANDWIDTH);