diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/wcm/AbstractWCMServiceImplTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/wcm/AbstractWCMServiceImplTest.java
index 0cf454e10d..af10a05d04 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/wcm/AbstractWCMServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/wcm/AbstractWCMServiceImplTest.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class AbstractWCMServiceImplTest extends TestCase
     private static final String SUBMIT_CONFIG_LOCATION = "classpath:wcm/wcm-jbpm-context.xml";
     
     protected static final long POLL_DELAY = 1500L; // (in millis) 1.5s
-    protected static final int POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 5;
+    protected static final int POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 10;
     
     // note: all tests share same context (when run via WCMTestSuite)
     protected static ApplicationContext ctx = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(new String[] {ApplicationContextHelper.CONFIG_LOCATIONS[0], SUBMIT_CONFIG_LOCATION, PREVIEW_CONFIG_LOCATION});;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class AbstractWCMServiceImplTest extends TestCase
                 
                 if (attempts > POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS)
                 {
-                    throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("Too many poll attempts");
+                    throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("Too many poll attempts: "+attempts);
                 }
             }
         }