diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 7a804b28..b3b3e07f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - reduce_maxthreads
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # nightly
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: conda list
       - run: pip install -e .
       - run: conda list
-      - run: pytest -n 2
+      - run: pytest -n 2 tests/test_real_https.py
 
   osx:
     runs-on: "macos-latest"
@@ -61,4 +62,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: conda list
       - run: mamba install -c conda-forge git
       - run: pip install -e .
-      - run: pytest -n 2
+      - run: pytest -n 2 tests/test_real_https.py
diff --git a/activestorage/active.py b/activestorage/active.py
index 1779fbe3..1aa0645c 100644
--- a/activestorage/active.py
+++ b/activestorage/active.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  ncvar: str = None,
                  axis: tuple = None,
                  interface_type: str = None,
-                 max_threads: int = 100,
+                 max_threads: int = 60,
                  storage_options: dict = None,
                  active_storage_url: str = None,
                  option_disable_chunk_cache: bool = False) -> None: