diff --git a/storagenode/piecestore/endpoint_test.go b/storagenode/piecestore/endpoint_test.go
index 81b1bfafe..0ed19fd51 100644
--- a/storagenode/piecestore/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/storagenode/piecestore/endpoint_test.go
@@ -85,13 +85,29 @@ func TestUploadAndPartialDownload(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// check rough limits for the upload and download
 		totalUpload := int64(len(expectedData))
-		t.Log(totalUpload, totalBandwidthUsage.Put, int64(len(planet.StorageNodes))*totalUpload)
-		assert.True(t, totalUpload < totalBandwidthUsage.Put && totalBandwidthUsage.Put < int64(len(planet.StorageNodes))*totalUpload)
+		totalUploadOrderMax := calcUploadOrderMax(totalUpload)
+		t.Log(totalUpload, totalBandwidthUsage.Put, totalUploadOrderMax, int64(len(planet.StorageNodes))*totalUploadOrderMax)
+		assert.True(t, totalUpload < totalBandwidthUsage.Put && totalBandwidthUsage.Put < int64(len(planet.StorageNodes))*totalUploadOrderMax)
 		t.Log(totalDownload, totalBandwidthUsage.Get, int64(len(planet.StorageNodes))*totalDownload)
 		assert.True(t, totalBandwidthUsage.Get < int64(len(planet.StorageNodes))*totalDownload)
 	})
 }
 
+func calcUploadOrderMax(size int64) (ordered int64) {
+	initialStep := 64 * memory.KiB.Int64()
+	maxStep := 256 * memory.KiB.Int64()
+	currentStep := initialStep
+	ordered = 0
+	for ordered < size {
+		ordered += currentStep
+		currentStep = currentStep * 3 / 2
+		if currentStep > maxStep {
+			currentStep = maxStep
+		}
+	}
+	return ordered
+}
+
 func TestUpload(t *testing.T) {
 	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
 		SatelliteCount: 1, StorageNodeCount: 1, UplinkCount: 1,