diff --git a/server/fishtest/rundb.py b/server/fishtest/rundb.py
index ff62e8f4e5..d950f9e8ec 100644
--- a/server/fishtest/rundb.py
+++ b/server/fishtest/rundb.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def __init__(self, db_name="fishtest_new"):
             print(f"Unable to obtain the port number. Error: {self.port}", flush=True)
         self.task_runs = []
 
-        self.task_duration = 1800  # 30 minutes
+        self.task_duration = 180  # 3 minutes
         self.ltc_lower_bound = 40  # Beware: this is used as a filter in an index!
         self.pt_info = {
             "pt_version": "SF_16",
diff --git a/server/fishtest/views.py b/server/fishtest/views.py
index 6988e24a2d..0072dd4b74 100644
--- a/server/fishtest/views.py
+++ b/server/fishtest/views.py
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ def strip_message(m):
         sprt_batch_size_games = 2 * max(
             1, int(0.5 + 16 / get_tc_ratio(data["tc"], data["threads"]))
         )
+        sprt_batch_size_games = 8
         assert sprt_batch_size_games % 2 == 0
         elo_model = request.POST["elo_model"]
         if elo_model not in ["BayesElo", "logistic", "normalized"]:
diff --git a/server/tests/test_api.py b/server/tests/test_api.py
index 72d5b84a20..b050cd210a 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_api.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def new_run(self, add_tasks=0):
         "master",
         "master",
         num_games,
-        "10+0.01",
-        "10+0.01",
+        "1+0.01",
+        "1+0.01",
         "book",
         10,
         1,