diff --git a/pkg/engine/engine.go b/pkg/engine/engine.go
index 0f7c39153714..e55e0d5ba4db 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/engine.go
@@ -620,9 +620,8 @@ func (e *Engine) startScannerWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-const detectorWorkerMultiplier = 50
-
 func (e *Engine) startDetectorWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
+	const detectorWorkerMultiplier = 4
 	ctx.Logger().V(2).Info("starting detector workers", "count", e.concurrency*detectorWorkerMultiplier)
 	for worker := uint64(0); worker < uint64(e.concurrency*detectorWorkerMultiplier); worker++ {
 		e.wgDetectorWorkers.Add(1)
@@ -636,9 +635,8 @@ func (e *Engine) startDetectorWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) startVerificationOverlapWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
-	const verificationOverlapWorkerMultiplier = detectorWorkerMultiplier
 	ctx.Logger().V(2).Info("starting verificationOverlap workers", "count", e.concurrency)
-	for worker := uint64(0); worker < uint64(e.concurrency*verificationOverlapWorkerMultiplier); worker++ {
+	for worker := uint64(0); worker < uint64(e.concurrency); worker++ {
 		e.verificationOverlapWg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			ctx := context.WithValue(ctx, "verification_overlap_worker_id", common.RandomID(5))