diff --git a/cicd/tcpsctpperf/validation.sh b/cicd/tcpsctpperf/validation.sh
index e6166de3..618f3d1f 100755
--- a/cicd/tcpsctpperf/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/tcpsctpperf/validation.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ echo -e "\n\nIPERF Test - Threads: $threads  Duration: $time"
 echo "*********************************************************************"
 $hexec l3ep1 iperf -s -p 12865 2>&1 > /dev/null &
 $hexec l3ep1 iperf3 -s -p 13866 --logfile iperf3s.log 2>&1> /dev/null &
-sleep 30
+sleep 10
 $hexec l3h1 ./iperf.sh $threads $time
 sudo pkill iperf 2>&1>/dev/null
 sudo rm iperf3s.log
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sleep 2
 $hexec l3ep1 ./netserver -4 -p 12865
 echo -e "\n\nNETPERF Test - Threads: $threads  Duration: $time"
 echo "*********************************************************************"
-sleep 30
+sleep 10
 $hexec l3h1 ./netperf.sh $threads $time
 sudo pkill netserver
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ echo -e "\n\nIPERF Test - Threads: $threads  Duration: $time"
 echo "*********************************************************************"
 $hexec l3ep1 iperf -s -p 12865 2>&1 > /dev/null &
 $hexec l3ep1 iperf3 -s -p 13866 --logfile iperf3s.log 2>&1> /dev/null &
-sleep 30
+sleep 10
 $hexec l3h1 ./iperf.sh $threads $time
 sudo pkill iperf 2>&1>/dev/null
 sudo rm iperf3s.log
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ sleep 2
 $hexec l3ep1 ./netserver -4 -p 12865
 echo -e "\n\nNETPERF Test - Threads: $threads  Duration: $time"
 echo "*********************************************************************"
-sleep 30
+sleep 10
 $hexec l3h1 ./netperf.sh $threads $time
 sudo pkill netserver