diff --git a/athena_ci/ci.yml b/athena_ci/ci.yml
index 61e2ae4c67223145e32d5b7657358344262a7106..790deae1ed96ca4dba2893907e1cb440ffcaefb8 100644
--- a/athena_ci/ci.yml
+++ b/athena_ci/ci.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ build_geomodel_athena:
          --build-geomodel
          --geomodel-source $PWD
          --add-package-filters athena_ci/package_filters.txt
+         --jobs 8
+         --jobs-athena 4
 
     - rm -rf build/acts-build build/athena-build build/geomodel-build