diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix
index 83c080d8..83088437 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/sane-nix.nix
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@
     MemoryMax = "90%";
     OOMScoreAdjust = 500;
   };
+
+  # 16 Cores, 32 GB RAM
+  # split into 4 jobs with 4C/8G
+  nix.settings = {
+    cores = 2;
+    max-jobs = 4;
+  };
 }