diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/blake/plugins.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/blake/plugins.lua
index ce0e5e4..a29e55c 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/blake/plugins.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/blake/plugins.lua
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ config = {
    -- Don't ask before removing plugins
    autoremove = true,
    -- Limit max jobs to avoid getting killed on low-end hardware
-   max_jobs = 50,
+   max_jobs = 2,
 }})
 
 -- how to align all plugin descriptions: select all plugins in visual line, :'<,'>Align \(.\+use { -- .\+: \+\)\@<=[^ ][^:]\+$