diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index eba999e260..d82b450abd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        job: [0, 1]
+        job: [0, 1, 2, 3]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
         ${{ env.RUN }} "$PYTEST selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py && \
                         chmod -R 777 /tmp/comma_download_cache"
       env:
-        NUM_JOBS: 2
+        NUM_JOBS: 4
         JOB_ID: ${{ matrix.job }}
     - name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
index e1e89abf9c..fc224c8860 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ NUM_JOBS = int(os.environ.get("NUM_JOBS", "1"))
 JOB_ID = int(os.environ.get("JOB_ID", "0"))
 INTERNAL_SEG_LIST = os.environ.get("INTERNAL_SEG_LIST", "")
 INTERNAL_SEG_CNT = int(os.environ.get("INTERNAL_SEG_CNT", "0"))
-MAX_EXAMPLES = int(os.environ.get("MAX_EXAMPLES", "300"))
+MAX_EXAMPLES = int(os.environ.get("MAX_EXAMPLES", "200"))
 CI = os.environ.get("CI", None) is not None
 
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/filereader.py b/tools/lib/filereader.py
index 963d7a8cdb..8206ad2228 100644
--- a/tools/lib/filereader.py
+++ b/tools/lib/filereader.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def internal_source_available(url=DATA_ENDPOINT):
     hostname = urlparse(url).hostname
     port = urlparse(url).port or 80
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+      s.settimeout(0.5)
       s.connect((hostname, port))
     return True
   except (socket.gaierror, ConnectionRefusedError):