diff --git a/pipenv/environments.py b/pipenv/environments.py
index 4fa6df40..3b9bb7ae 100644
--- a/pipenv/environments.py
+++ b/pipenv/environments.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PIPENV_DONT_LOAD_ENV = bool(os.environ.get('PIPENV_DONT_LOAD_ENV'))
 PIPENV_YES = bool(os.environ.get('PIPENV_YES'))
 
 # Tells Pipenv how many subprocesses to use when installing.
-PIPENV_MAX_SUBPROCESS = int(os.environ.get('PIPENV_MAX_SUBPROCESS', '32'))
+PIPENV_MAX_SUBPROCESS = int(os.environ.get('PIPENV_MAX_SUBPROCESS', '8'))
 
 # User-configuraable max-depth for Pipfile searching.
 # Note: +1 because of a temporary bug in Pipenv.