diff --git a/aiter/ops/triton/moe/moe_op_gemm_a8w8_blockscale.py b/aiter/ops/triton/moe/moe_op_gemm_a8w8_blockscale.py
index 39eb5959d7..e922b425b3 100644
--- a/aiter/ops/triton/moe/moe_op_gemm_a8w8_blockscale.py
+++ b/aiter/ops/triton/moe/moe_op_gemm_a8w8_blockscale.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def get_kernel_config(m, n, k, routing_data):
     if block_m == 16:
         block_n = 256
         block_k = 128
-        num_warps = 4
+        num_warps = 8
 
         grid_m = routing_data.n_blocks(m, block_m)
         grid_n = triton.cdiv(n, block_n)