diff --git a/test/oxt/dynamic_thread_group_test.cpp b/test/oxt/dynamic_thread_group_test.cpp
index 003b7ef..5a90463 100644
--- a/test/oxt/dynamic_thread_group_test.cpp
+++ b/test/oxt/dynamic_thread_group_test.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ namespace tut {
 	}
 	
 	static void create_threads(dynamic_thread_group *group) {
-		for (int i = 1000; i >= 0; i--) {
+		for (int i = 100; i >= 0; i--) {
 			boost::function<void ()> f(boost::bind(do_nothing, i * 1000));
-			group->create_thread(f, "", 256 * 1024);
+			group->create_thread(f, "", 8 * 1024);
 		}
 	}