diff --git a/tests/integration/fixtures/external_components/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component.cpp b/tests/integration/fixtures/external_components/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component.cpp
index 89d3e1f463..8fb9555806 100644
--- a/tests/integration/fixtures/external_components/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component.cpp
+++ b/tests/integration/fixtures/external_components/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component/scheduler_bulk_cleanup_component.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void SchedulerBulkCleanupComponent::trigger_bulk_cleanup() {
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Scheduling 25 timeouts...");
   for (int i = 0; i < 25; i++) {
     std::string name = "bulk_timeout_" + std::to_string(i);
-    App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, name, 10000, [i]() {
+    App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, name, 2500, [i]() {
       // These should never execute as we'll cancel them
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Timeout %d executed - this should not happen!", i);
     });
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void SchedulerBulkCleanupComponent::trigger_bulk_cleanup() {
 
   // Schedule an interval that will execute multiple times to ensure cleanup happens
   static int cleanup_check_count = 0;
-  App.scheduler.set_interval(this, "cleanup_checker", 100, [this]() {
+  App.scheduler.set_interval(this, "cleanup_checker", 25, [this]() {
     cleanup_check_count++;
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Cleanup check %d - scheduler still running", cleanup_check_count);
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void SchedulerBulkCleanupComponent::trigger_bulk_cleanup() {
   // Also schedule some normal timeouts to ensure scheduler keeps working after cleanup
   for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
     std::string name = "post_cleanup_" + std::to_string(i);
-    App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, name, 200 + i * 100,
+    App.scheduler.set_timeout(this, name, 50 + i * 25,
                               [i]() { ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Post-cleanup timeout %d executed correctly", i); });
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup.py b/tests/integration/test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup.py
index 58feee0527..07f68e3d63 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup.py
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ async def test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup(
         "before": 0,
         "after": 0,
     }
+    post_cleanup_executed = 0
 
     def on_log_line(line: str) -> None:
-        nonlocal bulk_cleanup_triggered
+        nonlocal bulk_cleanup_triggered, post_cleanup_executed
 
         # Look for logs indicating bulk cleanup was triggered
         # The actual cleanup happens silently, so we track the cancel operations
@@ -58,9 +59,19 @@ async def test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup(
             cleanup_stats["before"] = int(match.group(1))
             cleanup_stats["after"] = int(match.group(2))
 
-        # Check for test completion
-        if "Bulk cleanup test complete" in line and not test_complete_future.done():
-            test_complete_future.set_result(None)
+        # Track post-cleanup timeout executions
+        if "Post-cleanup timeout" in line and "executed correctly" in line:
+            match = re.search(r"Post-cleanup timeout (\d+) executed correctly", line)
+            if match:
+                post_cleanup_executed += 1
+                # All 5 post-cleanup timeouts have executed
+                if post_cleanup_executed >= 5 and not test_complete_future.done():
+                    test_complete_future.set_result(None)
+
+        # Check for bulk cleanup completion (but don't end test yet)
+        if "Bulk cleanup test complete" in line:
+            # This just means the interval finished, not that all timeouts executed
+            pass
 
     async with (
         run_compiled(yaml_config, line_callback=on_log_line),
@@ -105,3 +116,8 @@ async def test_scheduler_bulk_cleanup(
         assert cleanup_stats["removed"] > 10, (
             f"Expected more than 10 items removed, got {cleanup_stats['removed']}"
         )
+
+        # Verify scheduler still works after bulk cleanup
+        assert post_cleanup_executed == 5, (
+            f"Expected 5 post-cleanup timeouts to execute, but {post_cleanup_executed} executed"
+        )