diff --git a/src/ripple/app/main/Application.cpp b/src/ripple/app/main/Application.cpp
index 835ba0d04..259a3c4c0 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/main/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/main/Application.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ public:
                   }; 
 
                 int threads = f();
-                std::cout << "JobQueue thread count: " << threads << "\n";
                 return threads;
               }(config_),
               m_collectorManager->group("jobq"),
diff --git a/src/test/app/LedgerStress_test.cpp b/src/test/app/LedgerStress_test.cpp
index d58a841ea..ab314b456 100644
--- a/src/test/app/LedgerStress_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/LedgerStress_test.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class LedgerStress_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
 {
 private:
     static constexpr std::size_t TXN_PER_LEDGER = 10000;
-    static constexpr std::size_t MAX_TXN_PER_ACCOUNT = 5;  // Increased from 1
+    static constexpr std::size_t MAX_TXN_PER_ACCOUNT = 2;  // Increased from 1
     static constexpr std::chrono::seconds MAX_CLOSE_TIME{6};
     static constexpr std::size_t REQUIRED_ACCOUNTS =
         (TXN_PER_LEDGER + MAX_TXN_PER_ACCOUNT - 1) / MAX_TXN_PER_ACCOUNT;