diff --git a/consumer_with_idle_trigger.go b/consumer_with_idle_trigger.go
index 5c6e54a..0219a79 100644
--- a/consumer_with_idle_trigger.go
+++ b/consumer_with_idle_trigger.go
@@ -13,20 +13,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ConsumerWithIdleTrigger struct {
-	sqs                 *sqs.Client
-	handler             HandlerWithIdleTrigger
-	wg                  *sync.WaitGroup
-	cfg                 Config
-	idleDurationTimeout time.Duration
+	sqs                       *sqs.Client
+	handler                   HandlerWithIdleTrigger
+	wg                        *sync.WaitGroup
+	cfg                       Config
+	idleDurationTimeout       time.Duration
+	sqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds int32
 }
 
-func NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg aws.Config, cfg Config, handler HandlerWithIdleTrigger, idleDurationTimeout time.Duration) *ConsumerWithIdleTrigger {
+func NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg aws.Config, cfg Config, handler HandlerWithIdleTrigger, idleDurationTimeout time.Duration, sqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds int32) *ConsumerWithIdleTrigger {
 	return &ConsumerWithIdleTrigger{
-		sqs:                 sqs.NewFromConfig(awsCfg),
-		handler:             handler,
-		wg:                  &sync.WaitGroup{},
-		cfg:                 cfg,
-		idleDurationTimeout: idleDurationTimeout,
+		sqs:                       sqs.NewFromConfig(awsCfg),
+		handler:                   handler,
+		wg:                        &sync.WaitGroup{},
+		cfg:                       cfg,
+		idleDurationTimeout:       idleDurationTimeout,
+		sqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds: sqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ loop:
 			output, err := c.sqs.ReceiveMessage(ctx, &sqs.ReceiveMessageInput{
 				QueueUrl:              &c.cfg.QueueURL,
 				MaxNumberOfMessages:   c.cfg.BatchSize,
-				WaitTimeSeconds:       int32(c.idleDurationTimeout.Seconds()),
+				WaitTimeSeconds:       c.sqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds,
 				MessageAttributeNames: []string{"TraceID", "SpanID"},
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go b/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go
index 4594645..a7a78b3 100644
--- a/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go
+++ b/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ type MsgHandlerWithIdleTrigger struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	IdleTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	IdleTimeout               = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	SqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds = int32(1)
 )
 
 func TestConsumeWithIdleTrigger(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTrigger(t *testing.T) {
 		BatchSize:         batchSize,
 		ExtendEnabled:     true,
 	}
-	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, msgHandler, IdleTimeout)
+	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, msgHandler, IdleTimeout, SqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds)
 	go consumer.Consume(ctx)
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_GracefulShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 		t:                 t,
 		msgsReceivedCount: 0,
 	}
-	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, &msgHandler, IdleTimeout)
+	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, &msgHandler, IdleTimeout, SqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(2)
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOut(t *testing.T) {
 		t:                 t,
 		msgsReceivedCount: 0,
 	}
-	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, &msgHandler, IdleTimeout)
+	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, &msgHandler, IdleTimeout, SqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds)
 	go consumer.Consume(ctx)
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOut(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// Wait for the timeout
-	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
 
 	// ensure that it gets called multiple times
 	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 2)
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOutAndConsumes(t *testing.T) {
 		ExtendEnabled:     true,
 	}
 	msgHandler := handlerWithIdleTrigger(t, expectedMsg, expectedMsgAttributes)
-	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, msgHandler, IdleTimeout)
+	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, msgHandler, IdleTimeout, SqsReceiveWaitTimeSeconds)
 	go consumer.Consume(ctx)
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOutAndConsumes(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		cancel()
 	})
-	time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
 
 	// ensure that it gets called first before receiving a message
 	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 1)
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOutAndConsumes(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
 	// Check that the message arrived
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, msgHandler.msgsReceivedCount)
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 3)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 2)
 
 }