diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5433622..08fb06c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -399,10 +399,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_multiple() {
         let secret_keys: Vec<FuzzySecretKey> = (0..3).map(|_x| FuzzySecretKey::generate(24)).collect();
         let public_keys: Vec<FuzzyPublicKey> = secret_keys.iter().map(|x| x.public_key()).collect();
-        let entangled_tag = FuzzyPublicKey::generate_entangled_tag(public_keys, 8);
+        // it takes ~15 minutes on a standard desktop to find a length=24 match for 2 parties, so for testing let's keep things light
+        let entangled_tag = FuzzyPublicKey::generate_entangled_tag(public_keys, 6);
         println!("{}", entangled_tag);
         for secret_key in secret_keys.iter() {
-            let detection_key = secret_key.extract(8);
+            let detection_key = secret_key.extract(6);
             assert!(detection_key.test_tag(&entangled_tag));
             println!("{}", detection_key);
         }