diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TraverseTests.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TraverseTests.scala
index 5e5f86d8c1..bdfd3e3c4d 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TraverseTests.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TraverseTests.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TraverseVectorCheck extends TraverseCheck[Vector]("vector")
 class TraverseTestsAdditional extends CatsSuite {
 
   def checkIndexedStackSafety[F[_]](fromRange: Range => F[Int])(implicit F: Traverse[F]): Unit = {
-    F.indexed(fromRange(1 to 500000))
+    F.indexed(fromRange(1 to 70000))
     ()
   }