diff --git a/.github/container/test-jax.sh b/.github/container/test-jax.sh
index fff704174..e1a7513b0 100755
--- a/.github/container/test-jax.sh
+++ b/.github/container/test-jax.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ case "${BATTERY}" in
         BAZEL_TARGET="${BAZEL_TARGET} //tests:image_test_gpu //tests:scipy_stats_test_gpu"
         ;;
     gpu)
-        JOBS_PER_GPU=16
+        JOBS_PER_GPU=8
         JOBS=$((NGPUS * JOBS_PER_GPU))
         EXTRA_FLAGS="--jobs=${JOBS} --test_env=JAX_TESTS_PER_ACCELERATOR=${JOBS_PER_GPU} --test_env=JAX_EXCLUDE_TEST_TARGETS=PmapTest.testSizeOverflow"
         BAZEL_TARGET="${BAZEL_TARGET} //tests:gpu_tests"