diff --git a/tester/message_tester.c b/tester/message_tester.c
index 4acd6e1aa..5c4fb73dc 100644
--- a/tester/message_tester.c
+++ b/tester/message_tester.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static void file_transfer_message(void) {
 			linphone_chat_message_cbs_set_file_transfer_recv(cbs, file_transfer_received);
 			linphone_chat_message_download_file(marie->stat.last_received_chat_message);
 		}
-		BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(pauline->lc,marie->lc,&marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneFileTransferDownloadSuccessful,2));
+		BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(pauline->lc,marie->lc,&marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneFileTransferDownloadSuccessful,1));
 
 		BC_ASSERT_EQUAL(pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneMessageInProgress,1, int, "%d");
 		BC_ASSERT_EQUAL(pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneMessageDelivered,1, int, "%d");
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ static void file_transfer_using_external_body_url(void) {
 		if (marie->stat.last_received_chat_message) {
 			linphone_chat_message_download_file(marie->stat.last_received_chat_message);
 		}
-		BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(pauline->lc, marie->lc, &marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneMessageExtBodyReceived, 3));
+		BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(pauline->lc, marie->lc, &marie->stat.number_of_LinphoneMessageExtBodyReceived, 1));
 		BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for(pauline->lc, marie->lc, &pauline->stat.number_of_LinphoneMessageInProgress, 1));
 		ms_free(to);
 		linphone_core_manager_destroy(pauline);