diff --git a/tests/tests_utils/test_3_hpc/test_3_nhr_combined.py b/tests/tests_utils/test_3_hpc/test_3_nhr_combined.py
index f8af455..c15c286 100644
--- a/tests/tests_utils/test_3_hpc/test_3_nhr_combined.py
+++ b/tests/tests_utils/test_3_hpc/test_3_nhr_combined.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_hpc_connector_run_batch_script_with_ms(
         input_file_grp=DEFAULT_FILE_GRP, workspace_id=ID_WORKSPACE_WITH_MS,
         mets_basename=DEFAULT_METS_BASENAME, nf_process_forks=2, ws_pages_amount=8,
         use_mets_server=True, nf_executable_steps=["ocrd-cis-ocropy-binarize"],
-        file_groups_to_remove="", cpus=3, ram=16, job_deadline_time=HPC_JOB_DEADLINE_TIME_TEST,
+        file_groups_to_remove="", cpus=4, ram=16, job_deadline_time=HPC_JOB_DEADLINE_TIME_TEST,
         partition=HPC_NHR_JOB_TEST_PARTITION, qos=HPC_JOB_QOS_SHORT)
     finished_successfully = hpc_nhr_command_executor.poll_till_end_slurm_job_state(
         slurm_job_id=slurm_job_id, interval=10, timeout=300)