diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim b/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
index 66919f27452d02d8cc384b8cbd0d8c2f8f4632e6..ecf3c13f70b0e5957ef031a5e40c10b3dcf5145f 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ 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 1000
+sql alter database db minrows 399
 sql_error alter database db minrows 1001
 
 sql_error alter topic db minrows 1