diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/Cargo.toml b/fuzzers/FRET/Cargo.toml
index bb1f7cb8d4..852c329f8d 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Alwin Berger <alwin.berger@tu-dortmund.de>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [features]
-default = ["std", "snapshot_restore", "snapshot_fast", "singlecore", "restarting", "do_hash_notify_state", "config_stg", "fuzz_int", "trace_job_response_times" ]
+default = ["std", "snapshot_restore", "snapshot_fast", "singlecore", "restarting", "do_hash_notify_state", "config_stg", "fuzz_int", "trace_job_response_times", "shortcut" ]
 std = []
 # Exec environemnt basics
 snapshot_restore = []
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ singlecore = []
 restarting = ['singlecore']
 run_until_saturation = []
 fuzz_int = []
+shortcut = []
 # information capture
 observe_edges = [] # observe cfg edges
 observe_hitcounts = [ "observe_edges" ] # reduces edge granularity
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs
index 41c64691f0..f1a283a2a2 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/fuzzer.rs
@@ -548,7 +548,10 @@ let run_client = |state: Option<_>, mut mgr, _core_id| {
             if let Some(se) = seed {
                 unsafe {
                     let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(se);
-                    for _ in 0..10000 {
+                    let bound = 10000;
+                    #[cfg(feature = "shortcut")]
+                    let bound = 100;
+                    for _ in 0..bound {
                         let inp2 = BytesInput::new((0..MAX_INPUT_SIZE).map(|_| rng.gen::<u8>()).collect());
                         let inp = setup_interrupt_inputs(MultipartInput::from([("bytes",inp2)]), &interrupt_config, Some(&mut rng));
                         fuzzer.evaluate_input(&mut state, &mut executor, &mut mgr, inp).unwrap();