diff --git a/spec/acceptance/overridden_settings_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/overridden_settings_spec.rb
index b956bf10ac..0a76da4f96 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/overridden_settings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/overridden_settings_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class { 'postgresql::server':
         },
       },
       config_entries => {
-        max_connections => 200,
+        max_connections => 21,
       },
       pg_hba_rules   => {
         'from_remote_host' => {