diff --git a/lotus-soup/baseline.go b/lotus-soup/baseline.go
index 8bbab0228..7ea764320 100644
--- a/lotus-soup/baseline.go
+++ b/lotus-soup/baseline.go
@@ -82,15 +82,12 @@ func runBaselineMiner(t *TestEnvironment) error {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(done)
 		for mine {
-			time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
-			t.RecordMessage("mine one block")
+			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+			//t.RecordMessage("mine one block")
 
 			// wait and synchronise
-
 			if err := miner.MineOne(ctx, func(bool) {
-
 				// after a block is mined
-
 			}); err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
diff --git a/lotus-soup/node.go b/lotus-soup/node.go
index d9a72bbb6..20ef05c8b 100644
--- a/lotus-soup/node.go
+++ b/lotus-soup/node.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func prepareBootstrapper(t *TestEnvironment) (*Node, error) {
 	genesisTemplate := genesis.Template{
 		Accounts:  genesisActors,
 		Miners:    genesisMiners,
-		Timestamp: uint64(time.Now().Unix() - 10000), // this needs to be in the past
+		Timestamp: uint64(time.Now().Unix() - 100000), // this needs to be in the past
 	}
 
 	// dump the genesis block