diff --git a/contract/test/test-vote-by-committee.js b/contract/test/test-vote-by-committee.js
index 9d904d33..48f36efe 100644
--- a/contract/test/test-vote-by-committee.js
+++ b/contract/test/test-vote-by-committee.js
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ test.serial('vote to change swap fee', async t => {
   const before = await E(swapPub).getAmount('Fee');
   t.deepEqual(before, IST(1n, 1_000_000n));
 
-  const deadline = 2n;
+  const deadline = BigInt(new Date(2024, 6, 1, 9, 10).valueOf() / 1000);
   const result = await victor.putQuestion('proposeToSetFee', changes, deadline);
   t.log('question is posed', result);
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ test.serial('vote to change swap fee', async t => {
   t.log('victor voted:', voteResult);
 
   const timer = details.closingRule.timer;
-  await E(timer).tickN(3);
+  await E(timer).tickN(11);
 
   // TODO: .latestOutcome from vstorage
   const counterHandle = await E(