diff --git a/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py b/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py
index 7fa040fa..63f355fd 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-alt-random-writes.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def main():
     cols = term_size.columns
 
     # Number of characters to write to screen
-    count = 5 * 1024**2
+    count = 1 * 1024**2
 
     # Characters to choose from
     alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSTUVWXYZ0123456789 '