diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs
index aa5bb02cdd..2f1c4831a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
@@ -160,10 +161,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
         [Test]
         public void TestRewindInsideImportantSection()
         {
-            // fast forward to important section
-            while (handler.SetFrameFromTime(3000) != null)
-            {
-            }
+            fastForwardToPoint(3000);
 
             setTime(4000, 4000);
             confirmCurrentFrame(4);
@@ -205,10 +203,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
         [Test]
         public void TestRewindOutOfImportantSection()
         {
-            // fast forward to important section
-            while (handler.SetFrameFromTime(3500) != null)
-            {
-            }
+            fastForwardToPoint(3500);
 
             confirmCurrentFrame(3);
             confirmNextFrame(4);
@@ -227,6 +222,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
             confirmNextFrame(2);
         }
 
+        private void fastForwardToPoint(double destination)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+                if (handler.SetFrameFromTime(destination) == null)
+                    return;
+
+            throw new TimeoutException("Seek was never fulfilled");
+        }
+
         private void setTime(double set, double? expect)
         {
             Assert.AreEqual(expect, handler.SetFrameFromTime(set));