diff --git a/core/timex/ticker_test.go b/core/timex/ticker_test.go
index 3acaf4e0..66c0dcec 100644
--- a/core/timex/ticker_test.go
+++ b/core/timex/ticker_test.go
@@ -41,3 +41,10 @@ func TestFakeTicker(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, ticker.Wait(time.Second))
 	assert.Equal(t, int32(total), atomic.LoadInt32(&count))
 }
+
+func TestFakeTickerTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	ticker := NewFakeTicker()
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	assert.NotNil(t, ticker.Wait(time.Millisecond))
+}