diff --git a/msgq/tests/test_messaging.py b/msgq/tests/test_messaging.py
index 7c61cc5ed..1f439234d 100644
--- a/msgq/tests/test_messaging.py
+++ b/msgq/tests/test_messaging.py
@@ -38,35 +38,33 @@ def test_conflate(self):
     sock = random_sock()
     pub_sock = msgq.pub_sock(sock)
     for conflate in [True, False]:
-      for _ in range(10):
-        num_msgs = random.randint(3, 10)
-        sub_sock = msgq.sub_sock(sock, conflate=conflate, timeout=None)
-        zmq_sleep()
+      num_msgs = random.randint(3, 10)
+      sub_sock = msgq.sub_sock(sock, conflate=conflate, timeout=None)
+      zmq_sleep()
 
-        sent_msgs = []
-        for __ in range(num_msgs):
-          msg = random_bytes()
-          pub_sock.send(msg)
-          sent_msgs.append(msg)
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        recvd_msgs = msgq.drain_sock_raw(sub_sock)
-        if conflate:
-          assert len(recvd_msgs) == 1
-          assert recvd_msgs[0] == sent_msgs[-1]
-        else:
-          assert len(recvd_msgs) == len(sent_msgs)
-          for rec_msg, sent_msg in zip(recvd_msgs, sent_msgs):
-            assert rec_msg == sent_msg
+      sent_msgs = []
+      for __ in range(num_msgs):
+        msg = random_bytes()
+        pub_sock.send(msg)
+        sent_msgs.append(msg)
+      time.sleep(0.1)
+      recvd_msgs = msgq.drain_sock_raw(sub_sock)
+      if conflate:
+        assert len(recvd_msgs) == 1
+        assert recvd_msgs[0] == sent_msgs[-1]
+      else:
+        assert len(recvd_msgs) == len(sent_msgs)
+        for rec_msg, sent_msg in zip(recvd_msgs, sent_msgs):
+          assert rec_msg == sent_msg
 
   @pytest.mark.flaky(retries=3, delay=1)
   def test_receive_timeout(self):
     sock = random_sock()
-    for _ in range(5):
-      timeout = random.randrange(200)
-      sub_sock = msgq.sub_sock(sock, timeout=timeout)
-      zmq_sleep()
+    timeout = random.randrange(200)
+    sub_sock = msgq.sub_sock(sock, timeout=timeout)
+    zmq_sleep()
 
-      start_time = time.monotonic()
-      recvd = sub_sock.receive()
-      assert (time.monotonic() - start_time) < (timeout + 0.1)
-      assert recvd is None
+    start_time = time.monotonic()
+    recvd = sub_sock.receive()
+    assert (time.monotonic() - start_time) < (timeout + 0.1)
+    assert recvd is None