diff --git a/testcode/unitlruhash.c b/testcode/unitlruhash.c
index 532e912e8..699ef72e4 100644
--- a/testcode/unitlruhash.c
+++ b/testcode/unitlruhash.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ test_short_table(struct lruhash* table)
 }
 
 /** number of hash test max */
-#define HASHTESTMAX 100
+#define HASHTESTMAX 32
 
 /** test adding a random element */
 static void
@@ -495,14 +495,14 @@ void lruhash_test()
 	/* also small in size so that reclaim has to be done quickly. */
 	struct lruhash* table ;
 	printf("lruhash test\n");
-	table = lruhash_create(1024, 16384, 
+	table = lruhash_create(2, 4096, 
 		test_sizefunc, test_compfunc, test_delkey, test_deldata, NULL);
 	test_bin_find_entry(table);
 	test_lru(table);
 	test_short_table(table);
 	test_long_table(table);
 	lruhash_delete(table);
-	table = lruhash_create(1024, 16384, 
+	table = lruhash_create(2, 4096, 
 		test_sizefunc, test_compfunc, test_delkey, test_deldata, NULL);
 	test_threaded_table(table);
 	lruhash_delete(table);
diff --git a/testcode/unitslabhash.c b/testcode/unitslabhash.c
index bd1472710..b3a0d7285 100644
--- a/testcode/unitslabhash.c
+++ b/testcode/unitslabhash.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ test_short_table(struct slabhash* table)
 }
 
 /** number of hash test max */
-#define HASHTESTMAX 100
+#define HASHTESTMAX 32
 
 /** test adding a random element */
 static void
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@ void slabhash_test()
 	/* also small in size so that reclaim has to be done quickly. */
 	struct slabhash* table;
 	printf("slabhash test\n");
-	table = slabhash_create(4, 2, 16384, 
+	table = slabhash_create(4, 2, 4096, 
 		test_sizefunc, test_compfunc, test_delkey, test_deldata, NULL);
 	test_short_table(table);
 	test_long_table(table);
 	slabhash_delete(table);
-	table = slabhash_create(4, 2, 16384, 
+	table = slabhash_create(4, 2, 4096, 
 		test_sizefunc, test_compfunc, test_delkey, test_deldata, NULL);
 	test_threaded_table(table);
 	slabhash_delete(table);