diff --git a/test/simple/test-http-pipeline-flood.js b/test/simple/test-http-pipeline-flood.js index a10f152f66e..64c56dbf34c 100644 --- a/test/simple/test-http-pipeline-flood.js +++ b/test/simple/test-http-pipeline-flood.js @@ -71,12 +71,11 @@ function parent() { assert(gotTimeout); assert(childClosed); assert.equal(connections, 1); - // 1213 works out to be the number of requests we end up processing - // before the outgoing connection backs up and requires a drain. - // however, to avoid being unnecessarily tied to a specific magic number, - // and making the test brittle, just assert that it's "a lot", which we - // can safely assume is more than 500. - assert(requests >= 500); + // The number of requests we end up processing before the outgoing + // connection backs up and requires a drain is implementation-dependent. + // We can safely assume is more than 250. + console.log('server got %d requests', requests); + assert(requests >= 250); console.log('ok'); }); }