diff --git a/plugins/redis/redis-speed b/plugins/redis/redis-speed
index d8b93867..d962505e 100755
--- a/plugins/redis/redis-speed
+++ b/plugins/redis/redis-speed
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ if ( $config ) {
 }
 
 my $key = "test-key";
-my $times = 200;
+my $times = 20;
 
 print "ping.value " . &get_time( $times, sub { $r->ping(); }) . "\n";
-print "set.value " . &get_time( $times, sub { $r->set($key, 1); }) . "\n";
+print "set.value " . &get_time( $times, sub { $r->set($key => 'SET ' . $key . ' 1'); }) . "\n";
 print "get.value " . &get_time( $times, sub { $r->get($key); }) . "\n";
 
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