diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_ratelimit.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_ratelimit.py
index 497179cad1..b930180e5a 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_ratelimit.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_ratelimit.py
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ class FakeApp(object):
 class FakeLogger(object):
     # a thread safe logger
 
-    def error(self, msg):
+    def error(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
-    def info(self, msg):
+    def info(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
-    def warning(self, msg):
+    def warning(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
 
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class TestRateLimit(unittest.TestCase):
         # making clock less accurate for nosetests running slow
         self.test_ratelimit = dummy_filter_factory(conf_dict)(FakeApp())
         ratelimit.http_connect = mock_http_connect(204)
+        self.test_ratelimit.log_sleep_time_seconds = .00001
         req = Request.blank('/v/a')
         req.environ['swift.cache'] = FakeMemcache()
         begin = time.time()