diff --git a/tests/http/scorecard.py b/tests/http/scorecard.py
index 08986ba1d6..27f062f71c 100755
--- a/tests/http/scorecard.py
+++ b/tests/http/scorecard.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Card:
                 if col_has_stats[idx]:
                     if 'stats' in cell:
                         s = f'[{cell["stats"]["cpu"]:>.1f}%' \
-                            f'/{Card.fmt_size(cell["stats"]["rss"])}]'
+                            f'/{Card.fmt_size(cell["stats"]["rss-max"])}]'
                     else:
                         s = ''
                     print(f' {s:<{statw}}', end='')
diff --git a/tests/http/testenv/curl.py b/tests/http/testenv/curl.py
index 64b089ba81..918c66092d 100644
--- a/tests/http/testenv/curl.py
+++ b/tests/http/testenv/curl.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class RunProfile:
         for key in cls.STAT_KEYS:
             vals = [s[key] for s in stats]
             avg[key] = mean(vals) if len(vals) else 0.0
+        vals = [s['rss-max'] for s in [p.stats for p in profiles]]
+        avg['rss-max'] = mean(vals) if len(vals) else 0
         return avg
 
     def __init__(self, pid: int, started_at: datetime, run_dir):
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class RunProfile:
             self._stats = {}
             for key in self.STAT_KEYS:
                 self._stats[key] = fmean([s[key] for s in self._samples], weights)
+            self._stats['rss-max'] = max([s['rss'] for s in self._samples])
         else:
             self._stats = None
         self._psu = None
@@ -1055,7 +1058,7 @@ class CurlClient:
                                 p.kill()
                                 raise subprocess.TimeoutExpired(cmd=args, timeout=self._timeout) from e
                             profile.sample()
-                            ptimeout = 0.01
+                            ptimeout = 0.001
                     exitcode = p.returncode
                     profile.finish()
                     log.info(f'done: exit={exitcode}, profile={profile}')