diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index 1f682f3748..c002a001c4 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ nrpe_procs_warn: 250
 openqa_rngd: true
 openqa_tap_iface: enP1p1s0f0np0
 # this is a powerful machine, can handle more openQA workers
-openqa_workers: 20
+openqa_workers: 35
 # also means we need to bump the load average threshold
 openqa_critical_threshold: 70
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/qavirt-sudoers"