diff --git a/tests/assets/default.conf b/tests/assets/default.conf
index 38d7371..0c0a367 100644
--- a/tests/assets/default.conf
+++ b/tests/assets/default.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ logfile stdout
 # Set the number of databases. The default database is DB 0, you can select
 # a different one on a per-connection basis using SELECT <dbid> where
 # dbid is a number between 0 and 'databases'-1
-databases 16
+databases 6
 
 ################################ SNAPSHOTTING  #################################
 #