diff --git a/benchmarks/u_omega/u_omega.sh b/benchmarks/u_omega/u_omega.sh
index 568f938de6f2ad9c75b0ed4c9e5d9c2d0bd0fc5b..dfabf42357139c5c1bcb3ff417e531dd7a0c5b0b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/u_omega/u_omega.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/u_omega/u_omega.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function print_the_help {
   exit 
 }
 
-JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=5000
+JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=1000
 DO_ALL=1
 DATA_INIT=
 DO_SIM=