diff --git a/test/parameters.json b/test/parameters.json
index 65fd54428..864c9d130 100644
--- a/test/parameters.json
+++ b/test/parameters.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "noprogress": false, 
     "outtmpl": "%(id)s.%(ext)s", 
     "password": null, 
-    "playlistend": -1, 
     "playliststart": 1, 
     "prefer_free_formats": false, 
     "quiet": false, 
diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index ebe820dfc..8e43cfa12 100644
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def generator(test_case, tname):
         params['outtmpl'] = tname + '_' + params['outtmpl']
         if is_playlist and 'playlist' not in test_case:
             params.setdefault('extract_flat', 'in_playlist')
+            params.setdefault('playlistend', test_case.get('playlist_mincount'))
             params.setdefault('skip_download', True)
 
         ydl = YoutubeDL(params, auto_init=False)