diff --git a/middleware/rate_limiter_test.go b/middleware/rate_limiter_test.go
index ff363368d..eee6e7f97 100644
--- a/middleware/rate_limiter_test.go
+++ b/middleware/rate_limiter_test.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ func TestRateLimiter(t *testing.T) {
 		id   string
 		code int
 	}{
-		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
-		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
-		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
+		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
+		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
+		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ func TestRateLimiter(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = mw(handler)(c)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, tc.code, rec.Code)
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -66,13 +65,13 @@ func TestRateLimiterWithConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		id   string
 		code int
 	}{
-		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
-		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
 		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
-		{"127.0.0.1", 200},
+		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
+		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
+		{"127.0.0.1", 429},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ func TestRateLimiterWithConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = mw(handler)(c)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, tc.code, rec.Code)
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -105,19 +103,18 @@ func TestInMemoryStore_ShouldAllow(t *testing.T) {
 		id      string
 		allowed bool
 	}{
-		{"127.0.0.1", true},
-		{"127.0.0.1", true},
 		{"127.0.0.1", true},
 		{"127.0.0.1", true},
 		{"127.0.0.1", true},
 		{"127.0.0.1", false},
-		{"127.0.0.1", true},
+		{"127.0.0.1", false},
+		{"127.0.0.1", false},
+		{"127.0.0.1", false},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		allowed := inMemoryStore.ShouldAllow(tc.id)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, tc.allowed, allowed)
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 }