diff --git a/performance-metrics/src/main.rs b/performance-metrics/src/main.rs
index 1c5e99af4..c9389196d 100644
--- a/performance-metrics/src/main.rs
+++ b/performance-metrics/src/main.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl PerformanceTestControl {
     const fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             test_time: 10,
-            test_iterations: 30,
+            test_iterations: 5,
             queue_num: None,
             queue_size: None,
             net_rx: None,