diff --git a/fuzz/qpdf_fuzzer.cc b/fuzz/qpdf_fuzzer.cc
index 2f6909f..40504af 100644
--- a/fuzz/qpdf_fuzzer.cc
+++ b/fuzz/qpdf_fuzzer.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ FuzzHelper::getQpdf()
     auto is =
         std::shared_ptr<InputSource>(new BufferInputSource("fuzz input", &this->input_buffer));
     auto qpdf = QPDF::create();
-    qpdf->setMaxWarnings(500);
+    qpdf->setMaxWarnings(200);
     qpdf->processInputSource(is);
     return qpdf;
 }