diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Persistence.Tests/ManyRecoveriesSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Persistence.Tests/ManyRecoveriesSpec.cs
index c5d2f6485d7..2c7b8e13c42 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Persistence.Tests/ManyRecoveriesSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Persistence.Tests/ManyRecoveriesSpec.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ protected override void OnCommand(object message)
         public ManyRecoveriesSpec() : base(ConfigurationFactory.ParseString(@"
             akka.actor.default-dispatcher.Type = ForkJoinDispatcher
             akka.actor.default-dispatcher.dedicated-thread-pool.thread-count = 5
-            akka.persistence.max-concurrent-recoveries = 3
+            akka.persistence.max-concurrent-recoveries = 1
             akka.persistence.journal.plugin = ""akka.persistence.journal.inmem""
 
             # snapshot store plugin is NOT defined, things should still work