diff --git a/tests/stability/kubernetes_soak_test.sh b/tests/stability/kubernetes_soak_test.sh
index 1b871d5dfa..93b1f20560 100755
--- a/tests/stability/kubernetes_soak_test.sh
+++ b/tests/stability/kubernetes_soak_test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -x
 replicas="${replicas:-8}"
 deployment_name="${deployment_name:-deploymenttest}"
 # How many times will we run the test loop...
-iterations="${iterations:-20}"
+iterations="${iterations:-10}"
 
 function delete_deployment() {
 	kubectl delete deployment "${deployment_name}"