diff --git a/revid/senders_test.go b/revid/senders_test.go
index 8105b818..951276ee 100644
--- a/revid/senders_test.go
+++ b/revid/senders_test.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestMtsSenderFailedSend(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create destination, the mtsSender and the mtsEncoder
 	const clipToFailAt = 3
 	dst := &destination{t: t, testFails: true, failAt: clipToFailAt, done: make(chan struct{})}
-	rb, err := vring.NewBuffer(rbMaxElements, rbCapacity, 0)
+	rb, err := vring.NewBuffer(rbMaxElements, rbCapacity, 10*time.Millisecond)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not initialise ring buffer: %v", err)
 	}