diff --git a/modules/nixos/linux/distributed-build.nix b/modules/nixos/linux/distributed-build.nix
index 781e9cd..8037032 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/linux/distributed-build.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/linux/distributed-build.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ in
       hostName = buildHost;
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       protocol = "ssh-ng";
-      # if the builder supports building for multiple architectures, 
+      # if the builder supports building for multiple architectures,
       # replace the previous line by, e.g.,
       # systems = ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux"];
       maxJobs = 16;
-      speedFactor = 1;
+      speedFactor = 2;
       supportedFeatures = [ "nixos-test" "benchmark" "big-parallel" "kvm" ];
       mandatoryFeatures = [ ];
     }