diff --git a/server/sched.go b/server/sched.go
index f3978796c..883540cea 100644
--- a/server/sched.go
+++ b/server/sched.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var defaultModelsPerGPU = 3
 // Default automatic value for parallel setting
 // Model will still need to fit in VRAM.  If this setting won't fit
 // we'll back off down to 1 to try to get it to fit
-var defaultParallel = 4
+var defaultParallel = 2
 
 var ErrMaxQueue = errors.New("server busy, please try again.  maximum pending requests exceeded")