diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 73e9bfa91..65d553f8f 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ build:remote-base --remote_cache=grpcs://us-central1-remotebuildexecution.google
 build:remote-base --remote_executor=grpcs://us-central1-remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com
 build:remote-base --remote_instance_name=projects/tcmalloc-94329/instances/ci-central
 build:remote-base --remote_timeout=1200 --bes_timeout=600s
-build:remote-base --jobs=400
+build:remote-base --jobs=100
 build:remote-base --remote_download_minimal
 # Retry up for up to 15 minutes under heavy load (exponential backoff).
 build:remote-base --remote_retries=20 --remote_retry_max_delay=60s