diff --git a/benchmarks/load_testing/fetcher.ex b/benchmarks/load_testing/fetcher.ex
index 0ff2f28c0..e378c51e7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/load_testing/fetcher.ex
+++ b/benchmarks/load_testing/fetcher.ex
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.LoadTesting.Fetcher do
 
     Benchee.run(%{
       "Render status" => fn ->
-        Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView.render("status.json", %{
+        Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView.render("show.json", %{
           activity: activity,
           for: user
         })
diff --git a/benchmarks/mix/tasks/pleroma/load_testing.ex b/benchmarks/mix/tasks/pleroma/load_testing.ex
index 7b2293acc..4fa3eec49 100644
--- a/benchmarks/mix/tasks/pleroma/load_testing.ex
+++ b/benchmarks/mix/tasks/pleroma/load_testing.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.LoadTesting do
     thread_length: :integer
   ]
   @users_default 20_000
-  @dms_default 20_000
+  @dms_default 1_000
   @thread_length_default 2_000
 
   def run(args) do