diff --git a/tests/unit/test_event_controller.py b/tests/unit/test_event_controller.py
index fd2b226be..f01f31c36 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_event_controller.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_event_controller.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestEventQueuePublisher(AsyncioTestCase):
 
     async def test_event_buffering_avoids_overloading_asyncio(self):
         threads = 2
-        generate_events = 2000
+        generate_events = 1000
         expected_event_count = (threads * generate_events)-1
 
         queue = mp.Queue()