diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/LocalActorRefProviderSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/LocalActorRefProviderSpec.scala
index 8b92fd144a..e55eea31ff 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/LocalActorRefProviderSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/LocalActorRefProviderSpec.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ object LocalActorRefProviderSpec {
     akka {
       actor {
         default-dispatcher {
-          core-pool-size-min = 8
+          core-pool-size-min = 16
           core-pool-size-max = 16
         }
       }