diff --git a/test/capture_exception_test.cpp b/test/capture_exception_test.cpp
index ef05920..1ae56c4 100644
--- a/test/capture_exception_test.cpp
+++ b/test/capture_exception_test.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fut_info
 int
 main()
 	{
-	int const thread_count = 20;
+	int const thread_count = 42;
 	std::vector<fut_info> fut;
 		{
 		std::generate_n( std::inserter(fut,fut.end()), thread_count, [ ]
diff --git a/test/captured_result_test.cpp b/test/captured_result_test.cpp
index e2d0416..2b82f8c 100644
--- a/test/captured_result_test.cpp
+++ b/test/captured_result_test.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fut_info
 int
 main()
 	{
-	int const thread_count = 1;
+	int const thread_count = 42;
 	std::vector<fut_info> fut;
 		{
 		std::generate_n( std::inserter(fut,fut.end()), thread_count, [ ]
diff --git a/test/captured_result_void_test.cpp b/test/captured_result_void_test.cpp
index e15c860..7ec0332 100644
--- a/test/captured_result_void_test.cpp
+++ b/test/captured_result_void_test.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fut_info
 int
 main()
 	{
-	int const thread_count = 20;
+	int const thread_count = 42;
 	std::vector<fut_info> fut;
 		{
 		std::generate_n( std::inserter(fut,fut.end()), thread_count, [ ]