diff --git a/kallithea/tests/fixture.py b/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Fixture(object):
                 anon.active = status
                 Session().add(anon)
                 Session().commit()
-                time.sleep(1.5)  # must sleep for cache (1s to expire)
+                time.sleep(1.5)  # hack: wait for beaker sql_cache_short to expire
 
             def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
                 anon = User.get_default_user()
diff --git a/test.ini b/test.ini
--- a/test.ini
+++ b/test.ini
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ beaker.cache.long_term.expire=36000
 beaker.cache.long_term.key_length = 256
 
 beaker.cache.sql_cache_short.type=memory
-beaker.cache.sql_cache_short.expire=10
+beaker.cache.sql_cache_short.expire=1
 beaker.cache.sql_cache_short.key_length = 256
 
 beaker.cache.sql_cache_med.type=memory