diff --git a/workbooks/ceph-ansible.yaml b/workbooks/ceph-ansible.yaml
index 5038d82f7..e68f2aafd 100644
--- a/workbooks/ceph-ansible.yaml
+++ b/workbooks/ceph-ansible.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ workflows:
           ANSIBLE_LIBRARY: /usr/share/ceph-ansible/library/
           ANSIBLE_SSH_RETRIES: '3'
           ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING: 'False'
-          DEFAULT_FORKS: '50'
+          DEFAULT_FORKS: '25'
       - ceph_ansible_extra_vars: {}
       - ceph_ansible_playbook: /usr/share/ceph-ansible/site-docker.yml.sample
       - node_data_lookup: '{}'