diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c3e55353..e6621c158 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TAG ?= $(shell cat TAG)
 # Allow limiting the scope of the e2e tests. By default run everything
 FOCUS ?= .*
 # number of parallel test
-E2E_NODES ?= 8
+E2E_NODES ?= 7
 # run e2e test suite with tests that check for memory leaks? (default is false)
 E2E_CHECK_LEAKS ?=