diff --git a/nb/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/core/script/AsyncScriptIntegrationTests.java b/nb/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/core/script/AsyncScriptIntegrationTests.java
index b37b4875e..7b036b2ef 100644
--- a/nb/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/core/script/AsyncScriptIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/nb/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/core/script/AsyncScriptIntegrationTests.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class AsyncScriptIntegrationTests {
         String digits = m.group(1);
         assertThat(digits).isNotEmpty();
         double rate = Double.valueOf(digits);
-        assertThat(rate).isCloseTo(5000.0D, Offset.offset(500D));
+        assertThat(rate).isCloseTo(2500, Offset.offset(500D));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/nb/src/test/resources/scripts/async/stride_rate.js b/nb/src/test/resources/scripts/async/stride_rate.js
index 647312cc1..2fb2084e1 100644
--- a/nb/src/test/resources/scripts/async/stride_rate.js
+++ b/nb/src/test/resources/scripts/async/stride_rate.js
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 stride_rate = {
     "alias" : "stride_rate",
     "type" : "diag",
-    "cycles" : "0..500000",
+    "cycles" : "0..12500",
     "stride" : "1",
     "threads" : "5",
-    "striderate" : "5000",
+    "striderate" : "2500",
     "interval" : "1000",
     "async" : 1000
 };