diff --git a/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerapi_fuzzer/project.xml b/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerapi_fuzzer/project.xml
index 2b73c0fc01c5650764771a5f8617debfc1b1b01b..1f143d1cdcac62f577695aba39228883145accad 100644
--- a/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerapi_fuzzer/project.xml
+++ b/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerapi_fuzzer/project.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <!-- maximum length of a test input -->
     <max_len>104857600</max_len>
     <!-- maximum total time in seconds to run the fuzzer -->
-    <max_total_time>21600</max_total_time>
+    <max_total_time>300</max_total_time>
     <!-- memory usage limit in Mb -->
     <rss_limit_mb>4096</rss_limit_mb>
   </fuzztest>
diff --git a/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerdatasrc_fuzzer/project.xml b/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerdatasrc_fuzzer/project.xml
index 2b73c0fc01c5650764771a5f8617debfc1b1b01b..1f143d1cdcac62f577695aba39228883145accad 100644
--- a/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerdatasrc_fuzzer/project.xml
+++ b/test/fuzztest/player_fuzztest/playerdatasrc_fuzzer/project.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <!-- maximum length of a test input -->
     <max_len>104857600</max_len>
     <!-- maximum total time in seconds to run the fuzzer -->
-    <max_total_time>21600</max_total_time>
+    <max_total_time>300</max_total_time>
     <!-- memory usage limit in Mb -->
     <rss_limit_mb>4096</rss_limit_mb>
   </fuzztest>