diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/BUILD.bazel b/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/BUILD.bazel
index 0d14c7766b4b..dc072ccea446 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/BUILD.bazel
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ rabbitmq_integration_suite(
         ":test_util_beam",
         ":test_event_recorder_beam",
     ],
-    shard_count = 6,
+    shard_count = 8,
     runtime_deps = [
         "//deps/rabbitmq_management_agent:erlang_app",
         "@emqtt//:erlang_app",