diff --git a/fuzzers/int_loop.mk b/fuzzers/int_loop.mk
index a91b292d..5ee8393a 100644
--- a/fuzzers/int_loop.mk
+++ b/fuzzers/int_loop.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # WARNING: N cannot be reduced or -m will always fail
 N := 10
 # See int_loop_check.py
-CHECK_ARGS := --zero-entries --timeout-iters 100
+# rempips took 35 iters once, so set 50 as a good start point
+CHECK_ARGS := --zero-entries --timeout-iters 50
 SPECIMENS := $(addprefix build/specimen_,$(shell seq -f '%03.0f' $(N)))
 SPECIMENS_OK := $(addsuffix /OK,$(SPECIMENS))
 # Individual fuzzer directory, such as ~/prjxray/fuzzers/010-lutinit