diff --git a/tests/tests_tqdm.py b/tests/tests_tqdm.py
index 9de3c847..fe49053e 100644
--- a/tests/tests_tqdm.py
+++ b/tests/tests_tqdm.py
@@ -1073,11 +1073,11 @@ def test_smoothing():
     # 3rd case: use medium smoothing
     with closing(StringIO()) as our_file2:
         with closing(StringIO()) as our_file:
-            t = tqdm(_range(3), file=our_file2, smoothing=0.8, leave=True,
+            t = tqdm(_range(3), file=our_file2, smoothing=0.5, leave=True,
                      miniters=1, mininterval=0)
             cpu_timify(t, timer)
 
-            t2 = tqdm(_range(3), file=our_file, smoothing=0.8, leave=True,
+            t2 = tqdm(_range(3), file=our_file, smoothing=0.5, leave=True,
                       miniters=1, mininterval=0)
             cpu_timify(t2, timer)