diff --git a/whisper/whisperv6/message_test.go b/whisper/whisperv6/message_test.go
index 0a5c1c8533..ece6d732cc 100644
--- a/whisper/whisperv6/message_test.go
+++ b/whisper/whisperv6/message_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func generateMessageParams() (*MessageParams, error) {
 	sz := mrand.Intn(400)
 
 	var p MessageParams
-	p.PoW = 0.01
+	p.PoW = 0.001
 	p.WorkTime = 1
 	p.TTL = uint32(mrand.Intn(1024))
 	p.Payload = make([]byte, sz)