diff --git a/test/tap/tests/set_testing-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/set_testing-t.cpp
index 14b371721..a681ef9a9 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/set_testing-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/set_testing-t.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	mysql_close(mysql);
 
 	num_threads = 10;
-	queries = 1000;
+	queries = 300;
 	queries_per_connections = 10;
 	count = 10;
 	username = cl.username;