diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava4.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava4.yaml
index 203f57bb920937dda9e31de1879cd81f5f709b2a..359d454523003e23f37f9226a5b511df24eedfb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava4.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava4.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./setup.sh
           cd frameworks/Kieker-java/
-          export THREADS=2
+          export THREADS=4
           export NUM_OF_LOOPS=10 
           export MOOBENCH_CONFIGURATIONS="0 1 2 4"
           ./benchmark.sh 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava8.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava8.yaml
index 86089d2c9157b07bedd2fb247ec06c5dcf993b87..bf8029ea348021e659ed994da0903f4cddaa1805 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava8.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava8.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./setup.sh
           cd frameworks/Kieker-java/
-          export THREADS=2
+          export THREADS=8
           export NUM_OF_LOOPS=10 
           export MOOBENCH_CONFIGURATIONS="0 1 2 4"
           ./benchmark.sh