diff --git a/tests/load/src/common.ts b/tests/load/src/common.ts
index e1ae0f91..2b56b258 100644
--- a/tests/load/src/common.ts
+++ b/tests/load/src/common.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const defaultStressStages = {
 
 export const defaultAPITestSettings = {
     executor: `constant-arrival-rate`,
-    duration: `3m`,
+    duration: `1m`,
     rate: 5,
     preAllocatedVUs: 50,
 }