diff --git a/property_tests/arbitraries/candid/constructed/variant_arb/index.ts b/property_tests/arbitraries/candid/constructed/variant_arb/index.ts
index 2f62bc2922..7f24f3ee2e 100644
--- a/property_tests/arbitraries/candid/constructed/variant_arb/index.ts
+++ b/property_tests/arbitraries/candid/constructed/variant_arb/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type Variant = {
 export function VariantArb(): fc.Arbitrary<CandidValueAndMeta<Variant>> {
     return CandidValueAndMetaArbGenerator(
         VariantDefinitionArb(candidDefinitionMemo, [], {
-            n: DEFAULT_DEF_MAX_DEPTH
+            n: DEFAULT_DEF_MAX_DEPTH - 1
         }),
         VariantValuesArb
     );