diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpStreamingMessageSourceTests.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpStreamingMessageSourceTests.java
index c8f2fbbe11..2ff5e9e4af 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpStreamingMessageSourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpStreamingMessageSourceTests.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class FtpStreamingMessageSourceTests extends FtpTestSupport {
 		public PollerMetadata defaultPoller() {
 			PollerMetadata pollerMetadata = new PollerMetadata();
 			pollerMetadata.setTrigger(new PeriodicTrigger(500));
-			pollerMetadata.setMaxMessagesPerPoll(2000);
+			pollerMetadata.setMaxMessagesPerPoll(1);
 			return pollerMetadata;
 		}