diff --git a/e2e/node.test.ts b/e2e/node.test.ts
index af7bb20d76..1e2d51ac4e 100644
--- a/e2e/node.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/node.test.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ forEachCli(currentCLIName => {
       const nodeapp = uniq('nodeapp');
 
       runCLI(`generate @nrwl/node:app ${nodeapp} --linter=${linter}`);
+
+      setMaxWorkers(nodeapp);
+
       const lintResults = runCLI(`lint ${nodeapp}`);
       expect(lintResults).toContain('All files pass linting.');