diff --git a/agent-simulator/scripts/kumquat/setup.py b/agent-simulator/scripts/kumquat/setup.py
index 035c70865a6..163d1eec4fd 100644
--- a/agent-simulator/scripts/kumquat/setup.py
+++ b/agent-simulator/scripts/kumquat/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def vlanIpRangeGenerator():
 
 def describeKumquatResources(dbnode='localhost', mshost='localhost'):
     zs = cloudstackConfiguration()
-    numberofpods = 15
+    numberofpods = 5
 
     clustersPerPod = 2
     hostsPerCluster = 8