diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index f623eecae6..56514c8120 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cmp=${6:-diff}
 ref=${7:-"${base}/ref/fate/${test}"}
 fuzz=$8
 threads=${9:-1}
-thread_type=${10:-3}
+thread_type=${10:-frame+slice}
 
 outdir="tests/data/fate"
 outfile="${outdir}/${test}"