diff --git a/hosts/monolith/monolith-gitlab-runner.nix b/hosts/monolith/monolith-gitlab-runner.nix
index b8eb3df..8de40bc 100644
--- a/hosts/monolith/monolith-gitlab-runner.nix
+++ b/hosts/monolith/monolith-gitlab-runner.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ in
   virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
   services.gitlab-runner = {
     enable = true;
-    settings.concurrent = 3;
+    settings.concurrent = 8;
     services = {
       # runner for building in docker via host's nix-daemon
       # nix store will be readable in runner, might be insecure