diff --git a/tests/route/test_route_consistency.py b/tests/route/test_route_consistency.py
index 3d97e4477fe..a54d92dba84 100644
--- a/tests/route/test_route_consistency.py
+++ b/tests/route/test_route_consistency.py
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ def setup(self, duthosts):
         # take the snapshot of route table from all the DUTs
         self.__class__.pre_test_route_snapshot, max_prefix_cnt = self.get_route_prefix_snapshot_from_asicdb(duthosts)
         """sleep interval is calculated based on the max number of prefixes in the route table.
-           Addtional 60 seconds is added to the sleep interval to account for the time taken to
-           withdraw and advertise the routes by peers
+           Addtional 100 seconds is added to the sleep interval to account for the time taken to
+           withdraw and advertise the routes by peers.
         """
-        self.__class__.sleep_interval = math.ceil(max_prefix_cnt/3000) + 60
+        self.__class__.sleep_interval = math.ceil(max_prefix_cnt/3000) + 100
         logger.debug("max_no_of_prefix: {} sleep_interval: {}".format(max_prefix_cnt, self.sleep_interval))
 
     def test_route_withdraw_advertise(self, duthosts, tbinfo, localhost):