diff --git a/test/acceptance/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js b/test/acceptance/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js
index b512ed12..1214c4a9 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/batch/batch.multiquery.test.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('batch multiquery', function() {
             ]
         ];
 
-        var jobsQueue = queue(2);
+        var jobsQueue = queue(1);
 
         jobs.forEach(function(job) {
             jobsQueue.defer(function(payload, done) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe('batch multiquery', function() {
         ];
 
         var expectedStatus = [JobStatus.FAILED, JobStatus.DONE];
-        var jobsQueue = queue(2);
+        var jobsQueue = queue(1);
 
         jobs.forEach(function(job) {
             jobsQueue.defer(function(payload, done) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('batch multiquery', function() {
         ];
 
         var expectedStatus = [JobStatus.DONE, JobStatus.FAILED];
-        var jobsQueue = queue(2);
+        var jobsQueue = queue(1);
 
         jobs.forEach(function(job) {
             jobsQueue.defer(function(payload, done) {
diff --git a/test/acceptance/batch/batch.test.js b/test/acceptance/batch/batch.test.js
index c663e1a1..f0cd704e 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/batch/batch.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/batch/batch.test.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('batch happy cases', function() {
             'select * from private_table',
         ];
 
-        var jobsQueue = queue(4);
+        var jobsQueue = queue(1);
 
         jobs.forEach(function(job) {
             jobsQueue.defer(function(payload, done) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('batch happy cases', function() {
             'select * from unexistent_table'
         ];
 
-        var jobsQueue = queue(4);
+        var jobsQueue = queue(1);
 
         jobs.forEach(function(job) {
             jobsQueue.defer(function(payload, done) {