diff --git a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestBackupRestore.java b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestBackupRestore.java
index d7723bd05c6e..5857182ba116 100644
--- a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestBackupRestore.java
+++ b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestBackupRestore.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class IntegrationTestBackupRestore extends IntegrationTestBase {
   protected static final int DEFAULT_REGIONSERVER_COUNT = 5;
   protected static final int DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_TABLES = 1;
   protected static final int DEFAULT_NUM_ITERATIONS = 10;
-  protected static final int DEFAULT_ROWS_IN_ITERATION = 500000;
+  protected static final int DEFAULT_ROWS_IN_ITERATION = 10000;
   protected static final String SLEEP_TIME_KEY = "sleeptime";
   // short default interval because tests don't run very long.
   protected static final long SLEEP_TIME_DEFAULT = 50000L;