diff --git a/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/CMakeLists.txt b/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/CMakeLists.txt
index 1aa427c32..b4d157d32 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SYS_SMD 1 requirements)
 
 if (requirements)
 	add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.c)
-	add_test(NAME api-test-lws_smd COMMAND lws-api-test-lws_smd -d1039)
+	add_test(NAME api-test-lws_smd COMMAND lws-api-test-lws_smd -d1151)
 	set_tests_properties(api-test-lws_smd
 			     PROPERTIES
 			     RUN_SERIAL TRUE
diff --git a/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/main.c b/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/main.c
index 05c4d4710..b074096c1 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/main.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/api-tests/api-test-lws_smd/main.c
@@ -58,19 +58,23 @@ smd_cb2int(void *opaque, lws_smd_class_t _class, lws_usec_t timestamp,
 static void *
 _thread_spam(void *d)
 {
-	int n;
+	int n, atm = 0;
 
 	n = 0;
 	while (n++ < 100) {
 
+		atm++;
 		if (lws_smd_msg_printf(context, LWSSMDCL_SYSTEM_STATE,
 					       "{\"s\":\"state\",\"msg\":%d}",
 					       (unsigned int)n)) {
-			lwsl_info("%s: send failed\n", __func__);
+			lwsl_err("%s: send attempt %d failed\n", __func__, atm);
 			n--;
 			fail++;
-			interrupted = 1;
-			lws_cancel_service(context);
+			if (fail >= 3) {
+				interrupted = 1;
+				lws_cancel_service(context);
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 #if defined(WIN32)
 		Sleep(3);