diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim b/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
index 2feb2ff82f74eb9300fe10b0ce06dfa4f76beeaa..66919f27452d02d8cc384b8cbd0d8c2f8f4632e6 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ sql_error alter topic db blocks 10001
 print ============== step minrows
 sql_error alter database db minrows 1
 sql alter database db minrows 100
-sql alter database db minrows 399
-sql_error alter database db minrows 400
+sql alter database db minrows 1000
+sql_error alter database db minrows 1001
 
 sql_error alter topic db minrows 1
 sql_error alter topic db minrows 100