diff --git a/tests/test_email.py b/tests/test_email.py
index dd7696d1347497a4d18bdddf06366ed2bcc6d236..cae12ce397a1ed93c3f61ddeccbe6ba07705ef06 100755
--- a/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/tests/test_email.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def send_test_email():
             print_red('Failed to send email.')
             print('No log entry found after %s seconds using command: %s' % (waited, cmd))
             return 1
-        print('Waiting %s seconds for email sending status.' % waited)
+        print('Waiting %s seconds for email sending status.' % (timeout - waited))
         time.sleep(waited)
         waited *= 2
     if 'bounced' not in out or 'The email account that you tried to reach does not exist.' in out: