diff --git a/tests/performance/generation/time.py b/tests/performance/generation/time.py
index 9721e32..19eb542 100644
--- a/tests/performance/generation/time.py
+++ b/tests/performance/generation/time.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def generate(N):
     return k, duration
 
 N=int(sys.argv[1])
-SAMPLE_SIZE=1000
+SAMPLE_SIZE=100
 
 def time_measurement(n, sample_size):
     sample = []