diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError3.sim b/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError3.sim
index 8691a8890e2ce24cc2842bf362c580ce2f522687..252ef10b1a1c2813f073fe82590ee461b411361a 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError3.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError3.sim
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start -v
 
 print =============== stepa: query data
+
+$x = 0
 steps: 
 	$x = $x + 1
-	sleep 1000
-	if $x == 20 then
+	sleep 500
+	if $x == 50 then
 		return -1
 	endi
 sql select * from c1 -x steps
diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError6.sim b/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError6.sim
index cac398a525b83ab6d611226b9a0a3935e2cea5bc..89b6cadef88eb5a7d363b5fd6c784b7606095e66 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError6.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/valgrind/checkError6.sim
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ print =============== restart
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start -v
 
+$x = 0
 steps: 
 	$x = $x + 1
-	sleep 1000
-	if $x == 20 then
+	sleep 500
+	if $x == 50 then
 		return -1
 	endi
 sql select avg(tbcol) as c from stb -x steps