diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.reference
index ad0e80d8e69..4646cfab789 100644
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.reference
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.reference
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-2000000
+200000
 1
 1
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.sql
index d0dc554f425..2994d6d3ff3 100644
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.sql
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01290_max_execution_speed_distributed.sql
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 -- Tags: distributed
 
-SET max_execution_speed = 1000000;
-SET timeout_before_checking_execution_speed = 0;
-SET max_block_size = 100;
-
 SET log_queries=1;
 
 CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE times (t DateTime);
 
 INSERT INTO times SELECT now();
-SELECT count('special query for 01290_max_execution_speed_distributed') FROM remote('127.0.0.{2,3}', numbers(1000000));
+SELECT count('special query for 01290_max_execution_speed_distributed') FROM remote('127.0.0.{2,3}', numbers(100000))
+SETTINGS max_execution_speed = 100000, timeout_before_checking_execution_speed = 0, max_block_size = 100;
 INSERT INTO times SELECT now();
 
 SELECT max(t) - min(t) >= 1 FROM times;
@@ -21,6 +18,7 @@ FROM system.query_log
 WHERE
     current_database = currentDatabase() AND
     event_date >= yesterday() AND
+    event_time >= now() - INTERVAL '5 MINUTES' AND -- time limit for tests not marked `long` is 3 minutes, 5 should be more than enough
     query LIKE '%special query for 01290_max_execution_speed_distributed%' AND
     query NOT LIKE '%system.query_log%' AND
     type = 2;