diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_reader_reset.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_reader_reset.py
index 8ad11d76f683d556f05cafc3251acc942efef72f..e97a05b6f929821f82d96b462598a5ff03cf0a48 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_reader_reset.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_reader_reset.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-
+import os
 import paddle.fluid as fluid
 import paddle
 import numpy as np
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class TestReaderReset(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.data_file_name, reader, feeder)
 
     def setUp(self):
+        # set parallel threads to fit 20 batches in line 49
+        os.environ['CPU_NUM'] = str(20)
         self.use_cuda = fluid.core.is_compiled_with_cuda()
         self.data_file_name = './reader_reset_test.recordio'
         self.ins_shape = [3]