diff --git a/app/test/autotest_data.py b/app/test/autotest_data.py
index e89707e60d..ab150db42e 100644
--- a/app/test/autotest_data.py
+++ b/app/test/autotest_data.py
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ parallel_test_list = [
         "Func":    default_autotest,
         "Report":  None,
     },
+    {
+        "Name":    "RIB slow autotest",
+        "Command": "rib_slow_autotest",
+        "Func":    default_autotest,
+        "Report":  None,
+    },
     {
         "Name":    "RIB6 autotest",
         "Command": "rib6_autotest",
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 37ab9d2240..8847d5a1ea 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ perf_test_names = [
         'reciprocal_division',
         'reciprocal_division_perf',
         'lpm_perf_autotest',
+        'rib_slow_autotest',
         'fib_slow_autotest',
         'fib_perf_autotest',
         'red_all',
diff --git a/app/test/test_rib.c b/app/test/test_rib.c
index c95957a474..3dc48fe1f2 100644
--- a/app/test/test_rib.c
+++ b/app/test/test_rib.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test_multiple_create(void)
 
 	config.ext_sz = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
 		config.max_nodes = MAX_RULES - i;
 		rib = rte_rib_create(__func__, SOCKET_ID_ANY, &config);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT(rib != NULL, "Failed to create RIB\n");
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static struct unit_test_suite rib_tests = {
 	.teardown = NULL,
 	.unit_test_cases = {
 		TEST_CASE(test_create_invalid),
-		TEST_CASE(test_multiple_create),
 		TEST_CASE(test_free_null),
 		TEST_CASE(test_insert_invalid),
 		TEST_CASE(test_get_fn),
@@ -339,6 +338,16 @@ static struct unit_test_suite rib_tests = {
 	}
 };
 
+static struct unit_test_suite rib_slow_tests = {
+	.suite_name = "rib slow autotest",
+	.setup = NULL,
+	.teardown = NULL,
+	.unit_test_cases = {
+		TEST_CASE(test_multiple_create),
+		TEST_CASES_END()
+	}
+};
+
 /*
  * Do all unit tests.
  */
@@ -348,4 +357,11 @@ test_rib(void)
 	return unit_test_suite_runner(&rib_tests);
 }
 
+static int
+test_slow_rib(void)
+{
+	return unit_test_suite_runner(&rib_slow_tests);
+}
+
 REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(rib_autotest, test_rib);
+REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(rib_slow_autotest, test_slow_rib);