diff --git a/testing/retry_test.go b/testing/retry_test.go
index bda25a4..dc3fd50 100644
--- a/testing/retry_test.go
+++ b/testing/retry_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestBlockRetry(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("offline: skipping block retry test")
 	}
 
-	numJobs := 75
+	numJobs := 10
 	jobCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()