diff --git a/test/source/core/lazy_pool.cpp b/test/source/core/lazy_pool.cpp
index f5abff2e..b76aaace 100644
--- a/test/source/core/lazy_pool.cpp
+++ b/test/source/core/lazy_pool.cpp
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ inline constexpr async cycle = [](auto, int n, int size) -> task<> {
 
 } // namespace
 
-TEST_CASE("lazy_pool, few jobs", "[observe]") { sync_wait(lazy_pool{}, cycle, std::thread::hardware_concurrency(), 48); }
+TEST_CASE("lazy_pool, few jobs", "[observe]") { sync_wait(lazy_pool{}, cycle, std::thread::hardware_concurrency(), 40); }