diff --git a/lib/streamaggr/dedup_timing_test.go b/lib/streamaggr/dedup_timing_test.go
index d7a05aa64..2b6bab25c 100644
--- a/lib/streamaggr/dedup_timing_test.go
+++ b/lib/streamaggr/dedup_timing_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func BenchmarkDedupAggr(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func benchmarkDedupAggr(b *testing.B, samplesPerPush int) {
-	const loops = 100
+	const loops = 2
 	benchSamples := newBenchSamples(samplesPerPush)
 	da := newDedupAggr()