diff --git a/tests/brevitas/core/test_float_quant.py b/tests/brevitas/core/test_float_quant.py
index 4b1a4ca3f..148507ada 100644
--- a/tests/brevitas/core/test_float_quant.py
+++ b/tests/brevitas/core/test_float_quant.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def test_inner_scale(inp, minifloat_format, scale):
 @given(
     minifloat_format_and_value=random_minifloat_format_and_value(
         min_bit_width=4, max_bit_with=10, rand_exp_bias=True))
-@settings(max_examples=10000)
+@settings(max_examples=1000)
 @jit_disabled_for_mock()
 @torch_dtype(torch.float64)
 @torch.no_grad()