diff --git a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
index 0987d005ac..4bbd086fd3 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ client_run \
     sudo snap install solana --$SOLANA_SNAP_CHANNEL --devmode; \
     snap info solana; \
     tmux new -s solana -d \" \
-        /snap/bin/solana.bench-tps $SOLANA_NET_URL ${#vmlist[@]} --loop -s 600 2>&1 | tee /tmp/solana.log; \
+        /snap/bin/solana.bench-tps $SOLANA_NET_URL ${#vmlist[@]} --loop 2>&1 | tee /tmp/solana.log; \
         echo Error: bench-tps should never exit; \
         bash \
       \"; \