diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index aa175c8e2..983b53263 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: dnf builddep -y musikcube.spec
       - run: mkdir -p /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES && spectool -g -R musikcube.spec
-      - run: rpmbuild -ba -vv musikcube.spec
+      - run: ./script/run-rpm-build.sh
       - run: ./script/copy-artifacts-to-host.sh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm
       - run: mkdir -p /root/rpms && mv /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm /root/rpms/
       - store_artifacts:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: dnf builddep -y musikcube.spec
       - run: mkdir -p /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES && spectool -g -R musikcube.spec
-      - run: rpmbuild -ba -vv musikcube.spec
+      - run: ./script/run-rpm-build.sh
       - run: ./script/copy-artifacts-to-host.sh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm
       - run: mkdir -p /root/rpms && mv /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm /root/rpms/
       - store_artifacts:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: dnf builddep -y musikcube.spec
       - run: mkdir -p /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES && spectool -g -R musikcube.spec
-      - run: rpmbuild -ba -vv musikcube.spec
+      - run: ./script/run-rpm-build.sh
       - run: ./script/copy-artifacts-to-host.sh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm
       - run: mkdir -p /root/rpms && mv /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm /root/rpms/
       - store_artifacts:
diff --git a/script/run-circle-ci.sh b/script/run-circle-ci.sh
index 389835c9b..38e1080f8 100755
--- a/script/run-circle-ci.sh
+++ b/script/run-circle-ci.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ for JOB in ${ALL_JOBS[@]}; do
       -e MUSIKCUBE_BUILD_HOST_IP=${IP} \
       -e MUSIKCUBE_BUILD_HOST_PORT=${PORT} \
       -e MUSIKCUBE_BUILD_HOST_PW=${PW} \
+      -e MUSIKCUBE_BUILD_JOB_COUNT=${JOB_COUNT} \
       --job ${JOB}
 done
 
diff --git a/script/run-rpm-build.sh b/script/run-rpm-build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c8f4d79de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/run-rpm-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+JOB_COUNT=${MUSIKCUBE_BUILD_JOB_COUNT}
+if [[ -z "${JOB_COUNT}" ]]; then
+  JOB_COUNT=2
+fi
+
+echo "configuring rpm with ${JOB_COUNT} jobs"
+sed -i "s/-j2/-j${JOB_COUNT}/g" musikcube.spec 
+rpmbuild -ba -vv musikcube.spec
+