diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/network/ConnectionQuotasTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/network/ConnectionQuotasTest.scala
index 725435cc67d5b..0bddb2b8d633d 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/network/ConnectionQuotasTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/network/ConnectionQuotasTest.scala
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class ConnectionQuotasTest {
     val futures = listeners.values.map { listener =>
       executor.submit((() =>
         // epsilon is set to account for the worst-case where the measurement is taken just before or after the quota window
-        acceptConnectionsAndVerifyRate(connectionQuotas, listener, connectionsPerListener, connCreateIntervalMs, listenerRateLimit, 7)): Runnable)
+        acceptConnectionsAndVerifyRate(connectionQuotas, listener, connectionsPerListener, connCreateIntervalMs, listenerRateLimit, 8)): Runnable)
     }
     futures.foreach(_.get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS))