diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 503abae710..0cc8aaf5c0 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4309,9 +4309,15 @@ David  May 23 2008
         coproc.h
 
 David  May 23 2008
-	- client: test the above; compile fixes for Win
+    - client: test the above; compile fixes for Win
 
-	client/
-		client_types.h
-		cpu_sched.C
-		sim_util.C
+    client/
+        client_types.h
+        cpu_sched.C
+        sim_util.C
+
+David  May 24 2008
+    - client: reduce min CPU time for valid benchmark from 3 to 2
+
+    client/
+        cs_benchmark.C
diff --git a/client/cs_benchmark.C b/client/cs_benchmark.C
index 7f2e56e62d..95939ed1db 100644
--- a/client/cs_benchmark.C
+++ b/client/cs_benchmark.C
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 #define INT_END     27
 #define OVERALL_END 30
 
-#define MIN_CPU_TIME  3
+#define MIN_CPU_TIME  2
     // if the CPU time accumulated during one of the 10-sec segments
     // is less than this, ignored the benchmark