diff --git a/scar/test/test_scar.py b/scar/test/test_scar.py
index 502d62d..3080d05 100755
--- a/scar/test/test_scar.py
+++ b/scar/test/test_scar.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_scar(self):
             feature_type="sgRNAs",
         )
 
-        scarObj.train(epochs=40, batch_size=64)
+        scarObj.train(epochs=40, batch_size=32)
 
         scarObj.inference()
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_scar_citeseq(self):
             feature_type="ADTs",
         )
 
-        citeseq_scar.train(epochs=200, batch_size=64, verbose=False)
+        citeseq_scar.train(epochs=200, batch_size=32, verbose=False)
         citeseq_scar.inference()
 
         dist = euclidean_distances(