diff --git a/weed/util/limited_async_pool_test.go b/weed/util/limited_async_pool_test.go
index 29a3d0498..935b158da 100644
--- a/weed/util/limited_async_pool_test.go
+++ b/weed/util/limited_async_pool_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -16,43 +18,46 @@ func TestAsyncPool(t *testing.T) {
 	results = append(results, p.Execute(FourthFunc))
 	results = append(results, p.Execute(FifthFunc))
 
+	var sorted_results []int
 	for _, r := range results {
 		x := r.Await().(int)
 		println(x)
+		sorted_results = append(sorted_results, x)
 	}
+	assert.True(t, sort.IntsAreSorted(sorted_results), "results should be sorted")
 }
 
 func FirstFunc() any {
 	fmt.Println("-- Executing first function --")
-	time.Sleep(7 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(70 * time.Millisecond)
 	fmt.Println("-- First Function finished --")
 	return 1
 }
 
 func SecondFunc() any {
 	fmt.Println("-- Executing second function --")
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 	fmt.Println("-- Second Function finished --")
 	return 2
 }
 
 func ThirdFunc() any {
 	fmt.Println("-- Executing third function --")
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
 	fmt.Println("-- Third Function finished --")
 	return 3
 }
 
 func FourthFunc() any {
 	fmt.Println("-- Executing fourth function --")
-	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	fmt.Println("-- Fourth Function finished --")
 	return 4
 }
 
 func FifthFunc() any {
 	fmt.Println("-- Executing fifth function --")
-	time.Sleep(4 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(40 * time.Millisecond)
 	fmt.Println("-- Fourth fifth finished --")
 	return 5
 }