diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/processor/sample_data_handler.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/processor/sample_data_handler.py
index e6410daeac0..2536682a5d0 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/processor/sample_data_handler.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/processor/sample_data_handler.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from functools import singledispatch
 from io import BytesIO
 
-import pandas as pd
-
 from metadata.clients.aws_client import AWSClient
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.table import Table, TableData
 from metadata.generated.schema.security.credentials.awsCredentials import AWSCredentials
@@ -44,6 +42,8 @@ def upload_sample_data(data: TableData, profiler_interface: ProfilerInterface) -
     """
     Upload Sample data to storage config
     """
+    import pandas as pd  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
     try:
         sample_storage_config = profiler_interface.storage_config
         if not sample_storage_config:
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_athena.py b/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_athena.py
index 348c1f3d06a..becd6a37a58 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_athena.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_athena.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class AthenaCliTest(CliCommonDB.TestSuite):
         return 7
 
     def inserted_rows_count(self) -> int:
-        return 100
+        return 50
 
     def view_column_lineage_count(self) -> int:
         pass
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_datalake_s3.py b/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_datalake_s3.py
index 8428567f505..80a035a2dda 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_datalake_s3.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_datalake_s3.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class DatalakeCliTest(CliCommonDB.TestSuite):
         return 7
 
     def inserted_rows_count(self) -> int:
-        return 100
+        return 50
 
     def view_column_lineage_count(self) -> int:
         pass
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_redshift.py b/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_redshift.py
index d9f473e0b66..e90af0ab776 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_redshift.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/cli_e2e/test_cli_redshift.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class RedshiftCliTest(CliCommonDB.TestSuite, SQACommonMethods):
         return 5
 
     def inserted_rows_count(self) -> int:
-        return 100
+        return 50
 
     def view_column_lineage_count(self) -> int:
         """