diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/platform/persistence.test.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/platform/persistence.test.ts
index 3e856e847976..306c577e631d 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/platform/persistence.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/platform/persistence.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const sampleDecoded = <S extends Schema.Constraint>(schema: S) =>
     const encode = Schema.encodeEffect(schema);
     const decode = Schema.decodeEffect(schema);
     const generated = yield* Arbitrary.sampleEffect(Arbitrary.schema(schema), {
-      count: 1000,
+      count: 100,
       size: 30,
     });
     const decoded = yield* Effect.forEach(generated, (value) =>