diff --git a/tests/scripts/end_to_end_test_java_tracer.py b/tests/scripts/end_to_end_test_java_tracer.py
index 0f9f8a2ff..5d92662ec 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/end_to_end_test_java_tracer.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/end_to_end_test_java_tracer.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def run_test(expected_improvement_pct: int) -> bool:
         "-m",
         "codeflash.main",
         "--no-pr",
+        "--effort",
+        "low",
         "optimize",
         "java",
         "-cp",