diff --git a/data/users/test/test_teamsync.py b/data/users/test/test_teamsync.py
index 2c6bbb223..51ab82e6f 100644
--- a/data/users/test/test_teamsync.py
+++ b/data/users/test/test_teamsync.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
-import time
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -211,8 +210,6 @@ def test_sync_teams_to_groups(app):
 
   # Call to sync all teams.
   fake_auth = FakeUsers([])
-
-  time.sleep(1)
   sync_teams_to_groups(fake_auth, timedelta(seconds=1))
 
   # Ensure the team was synced.
@@ -221,16 +218,23 @@ def test_sync_teams_to_groups(app):
   assert updated_sync_info.transaction_id != sync_team_info.transaction_id
 
   # Set the stale threshold to a high amount and ensure the team is not resynced.
-  time.sleep(1)
+  current_info = model.team.get_team_sync_information('buynlarge', 'synced')
+  current_info.last_updated = datetime.now() - timedelta(seconds=2)
+  current_info.save()
+
   sync_teams_to_groups(fake_auth, timedelta(seconds=120))
 
   third_sync_info = model.team.get_team_sync_information('buynlarge', 'synced')
-  assert third_sync_info.last_updated == updated_sync_info.last_updated
+  assert third_sync_info.last_updated == current_info.last_updated
   assert third_sync_info.transaction_id == updated_sync_info.transaction_id
 
-  # Set the stale threshold to -120 seconds, and ensure the team is resynced.
-  time.sleep(1)
-  sync_teams_to_groups(fake_auth, timedelta(seconds=-120))
+  # Set the stale threshold to 10 seconds, and ensure the team is resynced, after making it
+  # "updated" 20s ago.
+  current_info = model.team.get_team_sync_information('buynlarge', 'synced')
+  current_info.last_updated = datetime.now() - timedelta(seconds=20)
+  current_info.save()
+
+  sync_teams_to_groups(fake_auth, timedelta(seconds=10))
 
   fourth_sync_info = model.team.get_team_sync_information('buynlarge', 'synced')
   assert fourth_sync_info.transaction_id != updated_sync_info.transaction_id