diff --git a/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java b/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java
index 59ce3c2dbb1cf..aaea04997bf3b 100644
--- a/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java
+++ b/test/external-modules/esql-heap-attack/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/heap_attack/HeapAttackIT.java
@@ -636,7 +636,8 @@ public void testLookupExplosion() throws IOException {
 
     public void testLookupExplosionManyMatches() throws IOException {
         assertCircuitBreaks(() -> {
-            Map<?, ?> result = lookupExplosion(1500, 10000);
+            // 1500, 10000 is enough locally, but some CI machines need more.
+            Map<?, ?> result = lookupExplosion(2000, 10000);
             logger.error("should have failed but got {}", result);
         });
     }
@@ -664,7 +665,8 @@ public void testLookupExplosionBigString() throws IOException {
 
     public void testLookupExplosionBigStringManyMatches() throws IOException {
         assertCircuitBreaks(() -> {
-            Map<?, ?> result = lookupExplosionBigString(500, 1);
+            // 500, 1 is enough to make it fail locally but some CI needs more
+            Map<?, ?> result = lookupExplosionBigString(800, 1);
             logger.error("should have failed but got {}", result);
         });
     }