diff --git a/jetty-websocket/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/WebSocketLoadTest.java b/jetty-websocket/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/WebSocketLoadTest.java
index e5032f73c2a..0cb355b657a 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/WebSocketLoadTest.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/WebSocketLoadTest.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public class WebSocketLoadTest
     @Test
     public void testLoad() throws Exception
     {
-        int count = 500;
-        int iterations = 100;
+        int count = 50;
+        int iterations = 10;
 
         ExecutorService threadPool = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
         try