diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b6ae5153..fb915bf9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ install:
 
 before_script: rethinkdb --daemon
 
-script: py.test -n8 -v --cov=bigchaindb
+script: py.test -n auto -v --cov=bigchaindb
 
 after_success: codecov