diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/pageserver/utils.py b/test_runner/fixtures/pageserver/utils.py
index 7f8bb40bda..c558387413 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/pageserver/utils.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/pageserver/utils.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ def wait_until_tenant_state(
 
         time.sleep(period)
 
-    raise Exception(f"Tenant {tenant_id} did not become {expected_state} in {iterations} seconds")
+    raise Exception(
+        f"Tenant {tenant_id} did not become {expected_state} within {iterations * period} seconds"
+    )
 
 
 def wait_until_tenant_active(
diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py b/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
index 9841647bf3..04c206fc71 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ def test_timeline_resurrection_on_attach(
 
     ps_http.tenant_attach(tenant_id=tenant_id)
 
-    wait_until_tenant_active(ps_http, tenant_id=tenant_id, iterations=5, period=0.5)
+    wait_until_tenant_active(ps_http, tenant_id=tenant_id, iterations=10, period=0.5)
 
     timelines = ps_http.timeline_list(tenant_id=tenant_id)
     assert {TimelineId(tl["timeline_id"]) for tl in timelines} == {
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ def test_timeline_delete_fail_before_local_delete(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuild
     env.pageserver.start()
 
     # Wait for tenant to finish loading.
-    wait_until_tenant_active(ps_http, tenant_id=env.initial_tenant, iterations=5, period=0.5)
+    wait_until_tenant_active(ps_http, tenant_id=env.initial_tenant, iterations=10, period=0.5)
 
     assert (
         not leaf_timeline_path.exists()