diff --git a/api/controllers/pokemon_test.go b/api/controllers/pokemon_test.go
index 307651e..bc0dddb 100644
--- a/api/controllers/pokemon_test.go
+++ b/api/controllers/pokemon_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (s *PokmemonTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	initJobs := os.Getenv("INIT_JOBS")
 
 	if initJobs == "true" {
-		jobs.RefreshDB{DB: models.DB}.Run()
+		jobs.RefreshDB{DB: models.DB, Test: true}.Run()
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/api/controllers/type_test.go b/api/controllers/type_test.go
index 27a509f..bde2a05 100644
--- a/api/controllers/type_test.go
+++ b/api/controllers/type_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (s *TypeTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	initJobs := os.Getenv("INIT_JOBS")
 
 	if initJobs == "true" {
-		jobs.RefreshDB{DB: models.DB}.Run()
+		jobs.RefreshDB{DB: models.DB, Test: true}.Run()
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/api/jobs/refresh-db.go b/api/jobs/refresh-db.go
index 3251cad..0ffedbb 100644
--- a/api/jobs/refresh-db.go
+++ b/api/jobs/refresh-db.go
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RefreshDB struct {
-	DB *gorm.DB
+	DB   *gorm.DB
+	Test bool
 }
 
 type DamageLink struct {
@@ -113,7 +114,16 @@ func (r RefreshDB) refreshTypes() {
 }
 
 func (r RefreshDB) refreshPokemon() {
-	pokemonResource, err := pokeapi.Resource("pokemon-species", 0, 1500)
+
+	var count int
+
+	if r.Test {
+		count = 50
+	} else {
+		count = 1500
+	}
+
+	pokemonResource, err := pokeapi.Resource("pokemon-species", 0, count)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Failed to get pokemon: %s", err)