diff --git a/test/default/verify1.c b/test/default/verify1.c
index 59f88259..5cba6d6a 100644
--- a/test/default/verify1.c
+++ b/test/default/verify1.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main(void)
     v32x = (unsigned char *) sodium_malloc(32);
     v64 = (unsigned char *) sodium_malloc(64);
     v64x = (unsigned char *) sodium_malloc(64);
-    for (i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
         randombytes_buf(v16, 16);
         randombytes_buf(v32, 32);
         randombytes_buf(v64, 64);