diff --git a/test/regtest_joinmarket.cfg b/test/regtest_joinmarket.cfg
index b7b3b62..5bc3952 100644
--- a/test/regtest_joinmarket.cfg
+++ b/test/regtest_joinmarket.cfg
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ accept_commitment_broadcasts = 1
 #some settings useful for testing scenarios
 #laxity for repeated tests; tests on actual
 #commitments/maker limit/utxo sourcing logic should obviously reset
-taker_utxo_retries = 250
+taker_utxo_retries = 3
 minimum_makers = 1
 listunspent_args = [0]