diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset.py
index 4f98105c66f1..211c472e4279 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def run(argv=None):  # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
   parser.add_argument(
       '--grid_size',
       dest='grid_size',
-      default=1000,
+      default=10,
       help='Size of the NxN matrix')
   parser.add_argument(
       '--coordinate_output',
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset_test_it.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset_test_it.py
index a2a3262a1fb6..fe1214529c58 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset_test_it.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/complete/juliaset/juliaset/juliaset_test_it.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.it_postcommit
 class JuliaSetTestIT(unittest.TestCase):
-  GRID_SIZE = 1000
+  GRID_SIZE = 10
 
   def test_run_example_with_setup_file(self):
     pipeline = TestPipeline(is_integration_test=True)