diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index dfabafcb50..2cc042a9ad 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7930,3 +7930,9 @@ David  28 Nov 2003
         edit_user_info_form.php
         index.php
         util.inc
+
+Karl 2003-11-28
+    - fixed testbase.py not working due to change in client default benchmark
+
+    test/
+        testbase.py
diff --git a/test/testbase.py b/test/testbase.py
index a6472b68d4..c5b4aa9ca1 100644
--- a/test/testbase.py
+++ b/test/testbase.py
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ class Host:
 class Work:
     def __init__(self, redundancy, **kwargs):
         self.input_files = []
-        self.rsc_fpops_est = 1e13
-        self.rsc_fpops_bound = 4e13
+        self.rsc_fpops_est = 1e10
+        self.rsc_fpops_bound = 4e10
         self.rsc_memory_bound = 1e7
         self.rsc_disk_bound = 1e7
         self.delay_bound = 86400