diff --git a/stress/tests/create_kill.py b/stress/tests/create_kill.py
index 752f72d..8169fc4 100644
--- a/stress/tests/create_kill.py
+++ b/stress/tests/create_kill.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
                sleep_time=100,  # in milliseconds
                seed=int(time.time()),
                test_name="create and delete",
-               max_vms=32)
+               )
diff --git a/stress/tests/hard_reboots.py b/stress/tests/hard_reboots.py
index f38ef6f..1b5928e 100644
--- a/stress/tests/hard_reboots.py
+++ b/stress/tests/hard_reboots.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
                sleep_time=500,  # in milliseconds
                seed=int(time.time()),
                test_name="hard reboots",
-               max_vms=32)
+               )
diff --git a/stress/tests/user_script_sample.py b/stress/tests/user_script_sample.py
index e4f53c4..3a6972c 100644
--- a/stress/tests/user_script_sample.py
+++ b/stress/tests/user_script_sample.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
                sleep_time=1000,  # in milliseconds
                seed=None,
                test_name="simple create and delete",
-               max_vms=10)
+               max_vms=4)