diff --git a/src/damaris/data/DataPool.py b/src/damaris/data/DataPool.py
index ac3a4d8..7a654ca 100644
--- a/src/damaris/data/DataPool.py
+++ b/src/damaris/data/DataPool.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import numpy
 class DataPool(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
     """
     dictionary with sending change events
-    """
-
-    # supports tranlation from dictionary keys to pytables hdf node names
+    
+    # supports translation from dictionary keys to pytables hdf node names
     # taken from: Python Ref Manual Section 2.3: Identifiers and keywords
     # things are always prefixed by "dir_" or "dict_"
+    """
     translation_table=""
     for i in range(256):
         c=chr(i)
diff --git a/tests/exp_test.py b/tests/exp_test.py
index 360c829..475079d 100644
--- a/tests/exp_test.py
+++ b/tests/exp_test.py
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ def test(i):
     return e
 
 def experiment():
-    for i in range(10):
+    for i in range(1400):
+        sleep(0.1)
         yield test(i)
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