diff --git a/jenkins/L0_Test.groovy b/jenkins/L0_Test.groovy
index e21837b1d8f..c429f9026a7 100644
--- a/jenkins/L0_Test.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/L0_Test.groovy
@@ -2162,8 +2162,8 @@ def launchTestJobs(pipeline, testFilter)
         // "GB200-8_GPUs-2_Nodes-PyTorch-5": ["gb200-multi-node", "l0_gb200_multi_nodes", 5, 5, 8, 2],
     // ]
     multiNodesSBSAConfigs = [:]
-    multiNodesSBSAConfigs += (1..7).collectEntries { i ->
-        ["GB200-8_GPUs-2_Nodes-PyTorch-Post-Merge-${i}".toString(), ["gb200-multi-node", "l0_gb200_multi_nodes", i, 7, 8, 2]]
+    multiNodesSBSAConfigs += (1..3).collectEntries { i ->
+        ["GB200-8_GPUs-2_Nodes-PyTorch-Post-Merge-${i}".toString(), ["gb200-multi-node", "l0_gb200_multi_nodes", i, 3, 8, 2]]
     }
     fullSet += multiNodesSBSAConfigs.keySet()
 
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/slurm_run.sh b/jenkins/scripts/slurm_run.sh
index c7537a9aa92..473e4b733e0 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/slurm_run.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/slurm_run.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ testCmdLines=(
     "pytest"
     "-v"
     "--timeout-method=thread"
+    "--splitting-algorithm least_duration"
     "--timeout=$pytestTestTimeout"
     "--test-list=$testListPathNode"
     "--waives-file=$waivesListPathNode"