diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 155c1c7b3b7a4..9da95ca60556a 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -2478,9 +2478,13 @@ void run_field_misc(void) {
     secp256k1_fe q;
     secp256k1_fe fe5 = SECP256K1_FE_CONST(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5);
     int i, j;
-    for (i = 0; i < 5*count; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < 1000 * count; i++) {
         secp256k1_fe_storage xs, ys, zs;
-        random_fe(&x);
+        if (i & 1) {
+            random_fe(&x);
+        } else {
+            random_fe_test(&x);
+        }
         random_fe_non_zero(&y);
         /* Test the fe equality and comparison operations. */
         CHECK(secp256k1_fe_cmp_var(&x, &x) == 0);