diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage.rs b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
index 07665c55eb..183ce8943d 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ mod tests {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
             ..
-        } = create_genesis_config(10);
+        } = create_slow_genesis_config(10);
         let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new_no_wallclock_throttle(&genesis_config));
         let start_hash = bank.last_blockhash();
         let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = unbounded();
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ mod tests {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
             ..
-        } = create_genesis_config(2);
+        } = create_slow_genesis_config(2);
         let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = unbounded();
 
         // Process a batch that includes a transaction that receives two lamports.
@@ -2033,6 +2033,13 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    fn create_slow_genesis_config(lamports: u64) -> GenesisConfigInfo {
+        let mut config_info = create_genesis_config(lamports);
+        // For these tests there's only 1 slot, don't want to run out of ticks
+        config_info.genesis_config.ticks_per_slot *= 8;
+        config_info
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_bank_process_and_record_transactions() {
         solana_logger::setup();
@@ -2040,7 +2047,7 @@ mod tests {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
             ..
-        } = create_genesis_config(10_000);
+        } = create_slow_genesis_config(10_000);
         let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&genesis_config));
         let pubkey = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
 
@@ -2167,7 +2174,7 @@ mod tests {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
             ..
-        } = create_genesis_config(10_000);
+        } = create_slow_genesis_config(10_000);
         let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&genesis_config));
         let pubkey = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
         let pubkey1 = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
@@ -2274,7 +2281,7 @@ mod tests {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
             ..
-        } = create_genesis_config(10_000);
+        } = create_slow_genesis_config(10_000);
         let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new_no_wallclock_throttle(&genesis_config));
 
         let pubkey = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
@@ -2340,7 +2347,7 @@ mod tests {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
             ..
-        } = create_genesis_config(10_000);
+        } = create_slow_genesis_config(10_000);
         let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&genesis_config));
         let pubkey = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
         let pubkey1 = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
@@ -2460,7 +2467,7 @@ mod tests {
         Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ) {
         Blockstore::destroy(&ledger_path).unwrap();
-        let genesis_config_info = create_genesis_config(10_000);
+        let genesis_config_info = create_slow_genesis_config(10_000);
         let GenesisConfigInfo {
             genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,