diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index 8dcb8ea3d6..3ddecf6e09 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -11331,7 +11331,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: server (MTU)" \
 
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1024
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: both (MTU=1024)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1024" \
@@ -11354,7 +11354,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: both (MTU=1024)" \
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 requires_hash_alg SHA_256
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: both (MTU=512)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11379,7 +11379,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: both (MTU=512)" \
 # 35 bytes. We therefore reduce the size of the client request and the server
 # response in this test.
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 128
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: both (MTU=128)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=128" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=5 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11457,7 +11457,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU: auto-reduction (with valgrind)" \
 not_with_valgrind # spurious autoreduction due to timeout
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1024
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake (MTU=1024)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1024" \
@@ -11484,7 +11484,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake (MTU=1024)" \
 not_with_valgrind # spurious autoreduction due to timeout
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake (MTU=512)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11507,7 +11507,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake (MTU=512)" \
 not_with_valgrind # spurious autoreduction due to timeout
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1024
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_2
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake, nbio (MTU=1024)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1024" \
@@ -11531,7 +11531,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake, nbio (MTU=1024)" \
 not_with_valgrind # spurious autoreduction due to timeout
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake, nbio (MTU=512)" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11564,7 +11564,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, simple handshake, nbio (MTU=512)" \
 not_with_valgrind # spurious autoreduction due to timeout
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1450
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, resumed handshake" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1450" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11591,7 +11591,7 @@ requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 requires_hash_alg SHA_256
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, ChachaPoly renego" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11620,7 +11620,7 @@ requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 requires_hash_alg SHA_256
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, AES-GCM renego" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11649,7 +11649,7 @@ requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 requires_hash_alg SHA_256
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1024
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, AES-CCM renego" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1024" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11679,7 +11679,7 @@ requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 requires_hash_alg SHA_256
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1024
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, AES-CBC EtM renego" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1024" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11708,7 +11708,7 @@ requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 requires_hash_alg SHA_256
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 1024
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, AES-CBC non-EtM renego" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=1024" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11734,7 +11734,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU, AES-CBC non-EtM renego" \
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 client_needs_more_time 2
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU + 3d" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512 drop=8 delay=8 duplicate=8" \
             "$P_SRV dgram_packing=0 dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \
@@ -11755,7 +11755,7 @@ run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU + 3d" \
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 client_needs_more_time 2
-requires_max_content_len 2048
+requires_max_content_len 512
 run_test    "DTLS fragmenting: proxy MTU + 3d, nbio" \
             -p "$P_PXY mtu=512 drop=8 delay=8 duplicate=8" \
             "$P_SRV dtls=1 debug_level=2 auth_mode=required \