diff --git a/tests/mcp/playwright.config.ts b/tests/mcp/playwright.config.ts
index b8ca1be8f8c77..2ab1df5e6b40c 100644
--- a/tests/mcp/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/mcp/playwright.config.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default defineConfig<TestOptions>({
   testDir: rootTestDir,
   fullyParallel: true,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 4 : undefined,
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 3 : undefined,
   reporter: reporters(),
   tag: process.env.PW_TAG,
   projects: [
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts
index 069a1a77cdcc2..26bc64fbf7d82 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/playwright.config.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const reporters = () => {
 export default defineConfig({
   timeout: 30000,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 4 : undefined,
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 3 : undefined,
   snapshotPathTemplate: '__screenshots__/{testFilePath}/{arg}{ext}',
   projects: [
     {