diff --git a/projects/nshmp-apps/jest.config.ts b/projects/nshmp-apps/jest.config.ts
index dd14a1aba7b3955e1656a2cbd90e8507f344b797..2495d00330f3425122deba74978e7ff3fbb63971 100644
--- a/projects/nshmp-apps/jest.config.ts
+++ b/projects/nshmp-apps/jest.config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const config: Config.InitialOptions = {
   coverageDirectory: '<rootDir>/../../coverage/nshmp-apps',
   coverageReporters: ['text-summary', 'html'],
   globalSetup: 'jest-preset-angular/global-setup',
+  maxWorkers: '80%',
   moduleNameMapper: pathsToModuleNameMapper(
     {'projects/*': ['*']},
     {prefix: '<rootDir>/..'}