diff --git a/python/tests/test_reduce.py b/python/tests/test_reduce.py
index b762aca50..0342173dd 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_reduce.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_reduce.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class TestReduce(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
 
         for dtype in dtypes:
             with self.subTest(dtype=dtype):
-                x = (mx.random.normal((4, 4))).astype(getattr(mx, dtype))
+                x = (mx.random.normal((4, 4)) * 10).astype(getattr(mx, dtype))
                 indices = mx.random.randint(0, 4, shape=(6,)).reshape(3, 2)
                 for idx in indices:
                     x[*idx] = mx.nan