diff --git a/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx b/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx
index cd3cc01e9c..fc854b3641 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx
+++ b/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ type State = {
 const CHUNKED_UPLOAD_MIN_SIZE_BYTES = 104857600; // 100MB
 const FILE_LIMIT_DEFAULT = 100; // Upload at most 100 files at once by default
 const HIDE_UPLOAD_MANAGER_DELAY_MS_DEFAULT = 8000;
+const HIDE_MODERNIZED_UPLOAD_MANAGER_DELAY_MS = 5000;
 const SLIDE_OUT_ANIMATION_NAME = 'bcu-modernized-slideOut';
 const EXPAND_UPLOADS_MANAGER_ITEMS_NUM_THRESHOLD = 5;
 const UPLOAD_CONCURRENCY = 6;
@@ -1653,7 +1654,7 @@ class ContentUploader extends Component<ContentUploaderProps, State> {
         this.modernizedDismissTimer = setTimeout(() => {
             this.setState({ modernizedPanelState: 'dismissing' });
             this.modernizedDismissTimer = null;
-        }, HIDE_UPLOAD_MANAGER_DELAY_MS_DEFAULT);
+        }, HIDE_MODERNIZED_UPLOAD_MANAGER_DELAY_MS);
     };
 
     finalizeModernizedDismiss = (): void => {
diff --git a/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js b/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js
index c40ec297df..c57b8fa922 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js
+++ b/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ describe('elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader', () => {
     });
 
     describe('modernized panel open/close lifecycle', () => {
-        const HIDE_DELAY_MS = 8000;
+        const HIDE_DELAY_MS = 5000;
 
         const makeItem = (name, status) => {
             let progress = 0;
@@ -1931,10 +1931,10 @@ describe('elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader', () => {
             });
             expect(instance.modernizedDismissTimer).not.toBeNull();
 
-            jest.advanceTimersByTime(3000);
+            jest.advanceTimersByTime(HIDE_DELAY_MS - 1);
             expect(wrapper.state('modernizedPanelState')).toBe('shown');
 
-            jest.advanceTimersByTime(5000);
+            jest.advanceTimersByTime(1);
             expect(wrapper.state('modernizedPanelState')).toBe('dismissing');
         });