diff --git a/geonames/challenges/default.json b/geonames/challenges/default.json
index 21bf28cc..875c790a 100644
--- a/geonames/challenges/default.json
+++ b/geonames/challenges/default.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
           "operation": "painless_static",
           "warmup-iterations": 200,
           "iterations": 100,
-          "target-throughput": 1.4
+          "target-throughput": 1.1
         },
         {
           "operation": "painless_dynamic",