diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1323 b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1323
index f5fff9976..031dbf9a1 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1323
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1323
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [maxscale]
 threads=###threads###
 log_info=1
+auth_read_timeout=1
+auth_connect_timeout=1
 
 [MySQL Monitor]
 type=monitor
@@ -9,7 +11,9 @@ module=mysqlmon
 servers= server1,server2
 user=maxskysql
 passwd= skysql
-monitor_interval=500
+monitor_interval=1000
+backend_read_timeout=1
+backend_connect_timeout=1
 
 [RW Split Router]
 type=service
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mxs1323_retry_read.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/mxs1323_retry_read.cpp
index 7d17f337f..3bd64f621 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mxs1323_retry_read.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mxs1323_retry_read.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ std::string do_query(TestConnections& test)
 {
     MYSQL* conn = test.open_rwsplit_connection();
 
-    const char* query = "SELECT SLEEP(10), @@server_id";
+    const char* query = "SELECT SLEEP(15), @@server_id";
     char output[512] = "";
 
     find_field(conn, query, "@@server_id", output);
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     test.repl->close_connections();
 
     test.set_timeout(60);
-    test.add_result(do_query(test) != slave, "The slave should respond to the first query");
+    std::string res = do_query(test);
+    test.add_result(res != slave, "The slave should respond to the first query: %s", res.c_str());
 
     pthread_t thr;
     pthread_create(&thr, NULL, async_block, &test);
-    test.add_result(do_query(test) != master, "The master should respond to the second query");
+    res = do_query(test);
+    test.add_result(res != master, "The master should respond to the second query: %s", res.c_str());
     pthread_join(thr, NULL);
     test.repl->unblock_node(1);