diff --git a/tests/test-dirs/config/dot-merlin-reader/quoting.t b/tests/test-dirs/config/dot-merlin-reader/quoting.t
index d6055f881f..e16437499d 100644
--- a/tests/test-dirs/config/dot-merlin-reader/quoting.t
+++ b/tests/test-dirs/config/dot-merlin-reader/quoting.t
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         "reader": "reason"
       }
     ],
-    "cache_time": "300"
+    "cache_time": "5"
   }
 
   $ rm .merlin