diff --git a/src/mintdb/perf_taler_mintdb.c b/src/mintdb/perf_taler_mintdb.c
index 56ba34bbe..358629a95 100644
--- a/src/mintdb/perf_taler_mintdb.c
+++ b/src/mintdb/perf_taler_mintdb.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #define NB_DENOMINATION_INIT  15
 #define NB_DENOMINATION_SAVE  15
 
-#define BIGGER 10
-#define BIG 10
+#define BIGGER 100000
+#define BIG 10000
 
 #define NB_RESERVE_INIT   BIGGER
 #define NB_RESERVE_SAVE   BIG