diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index e4dc92101c..501119eca9 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/openqa-a64-worker04.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ nrpe_procs_warn: 250
 openqa_rngd: true
 openqa_tap_iface: eth2
 # this is a powerful machine, can handle more openQA workers
-openqa_workers: 35
+openqa_workers: 20
 # also means we need to bump the load average threshold
 openqa_critical_threshold: 70
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/qavirt-sudoers"