diff --git a/locust/runners.py b/locust/runners.py
index 297a1c89dc..efcb5a3a96 100644
--- a/locust/runners.py
+++ b/locust/runners.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 ]
 WORKER_REPORT_INTERVAL = 3.0
 WORKER_LOG_REPORT_INTERVAL = 10
-CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 5.0
+CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 10.0
 CPU_WARNING_THRESHOLD = 90
 HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 1
 HEARTBEAT_LIVENESS = 3
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ def stop_users(self, user_classes_stop_count: dict[str, int]) -> None:
     def monitor_cpu_and_memory(self) -> NoReturn:
         process = psutil.Process()
         while True:
+            gevent.sleep(CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL)
             self.current_cpu_usage = process.cpu_percent()
             self.current_memory_usage = process.memory_info().rss
             if self.current_cpu_usage > CPU_WARNING_THRESHOLD:
@@ -296,7 +297,6 @@ def monitor_cpu_and_memory(self) -> NoReturn:
             self.environment.events.usage_monitor.fire(
                 environment=self.environment, cpu_usage=self.current_cpu_usage, memory_usage=self.current_memory_usage
             )
-            gevent.sleep(CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL)
 
     @abstractmethod
     def start(
diff --git a/locust/test/test_runners.py b/locust/test/test_runners.py
index d1e7a5a6b0..b9770d572c 100644
--- a/locust/test/test_runners.py
+++ b/locust/test/test_runners.py
@@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ def t(self):
 
     def test_cpu_warning(self):
         _monitor_interval = runners.CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL
-        runners.CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 2.0
+        runners.CPU_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 0.1
         try:
 
             class CpuUser(User):
-                wait_time = constant(0.001)
-
                 @task
                 def cpu_task(self):
-                    for i in range(1000000):
-                        _ = 3 / 2
+                    for i in range(10):
+                        for j in range(1000000):
+                            _ = 3 / 2
+                        time.sleep(0.0001)  # let other greenlets run, like the cpu monitor
 
             environment = Environment(user_classes=[CpuUser])
             environment._cpu_warning_event_triggered = False
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def cpu_warning(environment, cpu_usage, **kwargs):
 
             environment.events.cpu_warning.add_listener(cpu_warning)
             runner = LocalRunner(environment)
+            time.sleep(0.2)  # let first checks run
             self.assertFalse(runner.cpu_warning_emitted)
             runner.spawn_users({CpuUser.__name__: 1}, wait=False)
             sleep(2.5)