diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-10.service b/test/units/testsuite-10.service
index 24f0da35abd..f81a9e3ace2 100644
--- a/test/units/testsuite-10.service
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-10.service
@@ -4,4 +4,13 @@ Description=TEST-10-ISSUE-2467
 [Service]
 ExecStartPre=rm -f /failed /testok
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=sh -e -x -c 'rm -f /tmp/nonexistent; systemctl start test10.socket; printf x >test.file; socat -t20 OPEN:test.file UNIX-CONNECT:/run/test.ctl; >/testok'
+ExecStart=rm -f /tmp/nonexistent
+ExecStart=systemctl start test10.socket
+ExecStart=sh -x -c 'printf x >test.file'
+ExecStart=-socat -T20 OPEN:test.file UNIX-CONNECT:/run/test.ctl
+# TriggerLimitIntervalSec= by default is set to 2s. A "sleep 10" should give
+# systemd enough time even on slower machines, to reach the trigger limit.
+ExecStart=sleep 10
+ExecStart=sh -x -c 'test "$(systemctl show test10.socket -P ActiveState)" = failed'
+ExecStart=sh -x -c 'test "$(systemctl show test10.socket -P Result)" = trigger-limit-hit'
+ExecStart=sh -x -c 'echo OK >/testok'