diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e734f2b89..c2fef9b679 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "compile-scripts": "tsc -p scripts",
     "not-needed": "node scripts/not-needed.js",
-    "test": "node node_modules/types-publisher/bin/tester/test.js --run-from-definitely-typed --nProcesses 4",
+    "test": "node node_modules/types-publisher/bin/tester/test.js --run-from-definitely-typed --nProcesses 8",
     "lint": "dtslint types"
   },
   "devDependencies": {