diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/tests/performance_tests/test_scaling.py b/tests/integration-tests/tests/performance_tests/test_scaling.py
index 1d2e560b4e..dc18df43e6 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/tests/performance_tests/test_scaling.py
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/tests/performance_tests/test_scaling.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from tests.common.assertions import assert_no_msg_in_logs
 from tests.common.scaling_common import get_bootstrap_errors, get_scaling_metrics, validate_and_get_scaling_test_config
 
-MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 30000
+MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 6000
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "max_nodes",