diff --git a/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.jsx b/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.jsx
index f4488a346f9a..8f2496e5365c 100644
--- a/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.jsx
+++ b/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import ToastWrapper from 'components/toast_wrapper';
 const OVERSCAN_COUNT_BACKWARD = 80;
 const OVERSCAN_COUNT_FORWARD = 80;
 const HEIGHT_TRIGGER_FOR_MORE_POSTS = 1000;
-const BUFFER_TO_BE_CONSIDERED_BOTTOM = 1000;
+const BUFFER_TO_BE_CONSIDERED_BOTTOM = 10;
 
 const MAXIMUM_POSTS_FOR_SLICING = {
     channel: 50,
diff --git a/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.test.jsx b/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.test.jsx
index ea1118c730fd..e8f5ddb2c518 100644
--- a/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.test.jsx
+++ b/components/post_view/post_list_virtualized/post_list_virtualized.test.jsx
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ describe('PostList', () => {
             {
                 name: 'when viewing the top of the post list',
                 scrollOffset: 0,
-                expected: true,
+                expected: false,
             },
             {
                 name: 'when 11 pixel from the bottom',
                 scrollOffset: 489,
-                expected: true,
+                expected: false,
             },
             {
                 name: 'when 9 pixel from the bottom also considered to be bottom',