diff --git a/evennia/server/tests/test_server.py b/evennia/server/tests/test_server.py
index 33a9341cae..0d4a217ed7 100644
--- a/evennia/server/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/evennia/server/tests/test_server.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class TestServer(TestCase):
             _FLUSH_CACHE=DEFAULT,
             connection=DEFAULT,
             _IDMAPPER_CACHE_MAXSIZE=1000,
-            _MAINTENANCE_COUNT=3700 - 1,
+            _MAINTENANCE_COUNT=62 - 1,
             _LAST_SERVER_TIME_SNAPSHOT=0,
             ServerConfig=DEFAULT,
         ) as mocks: