diff --git a/.circleci/test.sh b/.circleci/test.sh
index 050cb809b31..271ebd1e382 100755
--- a/.circleci/test.sh
+++ b/.circleci/test.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ case $1 in
     jasmine2)
         set_tz
 
-        SHARDS=($(node $ROOT/tasks/shard_jasmine_tests.js --tag=gl | circleci tests split))
+        SHARDS=($(node $ROOT/tasks/shard_jasmine_tests.js --limit=5 --tag=gl | circleci tests split))
         for s in ${SHARDS[@]}; do
             retry npm run test-jasmine -- "$s" --tags=gl --skip-tags=noCI --showSkipped
         done