diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_mbps.pipeline.parallel.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_mbps.pipeline.parallel.test.ts
index 95cce4d914d6..da25a7fcb276 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_mbps.pipeline.parallel.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_mbps.pipeline.parallel.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { EpochsTestContext } from './epochs_test.js';
 jest.setTimeout(1000 * 60 * 20);
 
 const NODE_COUNT = 4;
-const EXPECTED_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT = 12;
+const EXPECTED_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT = 8;
 
 // Send enough transactions to trigger multiple blocks within a checkpoint assuming 2 txs per block.
 const TX_COUNT = 34;