diff --git a/tests/app/test_phone_stats_home.py b/tests/app/test_phone_stats_home.py
index 4d54c6d5c3..ee1ebc85ef 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_phone_stats_home.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_phone_stats_home.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class PhoneHomeTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
         # Send a message (this counts as activity)
         self.helper.send(room_id, "message2", tok=access_token)
 
-        # We have to wait up to 5 seconds for _update_client_ips_batch to get
-        # called and update the user_ips table in a batch.
-        self.reactor.advance(5.1)
+        # We have to wait some time for _update_client_ips_batch to get
+        # called and update the user_ips table.
+        self.reactor.advance(2 * 60 * 60)
 
         # *Now* the user is counted.
         r30_results = self.get_success(self.hs.get_datastore().count_r30_users())