diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/io/test_parquet.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/io/test_parquet.py
index d44ed0412e53..c818fd77d838 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/io/test_parquet.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/io/test_parquet.py
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ def test_hybrid_rle() -> None:
             pl.Boolean,
         ],
         min_size=1,
-        max_size=5000,
+        max_size=500,
     )
 )
 @pytest.mark.slow