diff --git a/test/setup_transfer.cpp b/test/setup_transfer.cpp
index 569aca655..028ad7b16 100644
--- a/test/setup_transfer.cpp
+++ b/test/setup_transfer.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ setup_transfer(session* ses1, session* ses2, session* ses3
 		error_code ec;
 		create_directory("tmp1" + suffix, ec);
 		std::ofstream file(combine_path("tmp1" + suffix, "temporary").c_str());
-		t = ::create_torrent(&file, piece_size, 19, true);
+		t = ::create_torrent(&file, piece_size, 9, true);
 		file.close();
 		if (clear_files)
 		{
diff --git a/test/test_swarm.cpp b/test/test_swarm.cpp
index ae9bdda59..b2565bbd2 100644
--- a/test/test_swarm.cpp
+++ b/test/test_swarm.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void test_swarm(bool super_seeding = false, bool strict = false, bool seed_mode
 	p.flags |= add_torrent_params::flag_seed_mode;
 	// test using piece sizes smaller than 16kB
 	boost::tie(tor1, tor2, tor3) = setup_transfer(&ses1, &ses2, &ses3, true
-		, false, true, "_swarm", 32 * 1024, 0, super_seeding, &p);
+		, false, true, "_swarm", 8 * 1024, 0, super_seeding, &p);
 
 	int mask = alert::all_categories & ~(alert::progress_notification | alert::performance_warning | alert::stats_notification);
 	ses1.set_alert_mask(mask);