diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index afe1eefe9cbadcadeb1e2aa12a5796453aacef62..79aa7e05e147fd2dfbd2f7cb01c1abe26cd46259 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ variables:
   DOCKER_WAIT_TIME: 5
 
   ## Number of jobs to start during container builds
-  JOBS: 128
+  JOBS: 64
 
   ## is this nightly or not?
   NIGHTLY: ""