diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e338735f8..51a51e8070 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   },
   "jest": {
     "automock": false,
+    "maxWorkers": 4,
     "setupFiles": [
       "./setupJest.js"
     ],
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts b/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts
index 64e1ab4aa2..6052ec92e9 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/helpers/database-init.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default async function init(
     const config = createTestConfig({
         db: {
             ...getDbConfig(),
-            pool: { min: 2, max: 8 },
+            pool: { min: 1, max: 4 },
             schema: databaseSchema,
             ssl: false,
         },