diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01e4572645..5e01a6ccc7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [#762](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/762) - Back to dev
 - [#762](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/762) - Update deepvariant module
 - [#773](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/773) - Sync `TEMPLATE` with `tools` `2.6`
+- [#782](https://github.com/nf-core/sarek/pull/782) - Reduce scatter/gather for full size tests on AWS
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/conf/test_full.config b/conf/test_full.config
index ea5d1f4a1d..3d51e965ff 100644
--- a/conf/test_full.config
+++ b/conf/test_full.config
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ params {
 
     // Other params
     tools = 'strelka,mutect2,freebayes,ascat,manta,cnvkit,tiddit,controlfreec,vep'
-    split_fastq = 20000000
-    intervals   = 's3://nf-core-awsmegatests/sarek/input/S07604624_Padded_Agilent_SureSelectXT_allexons_V6_UTR.bed'
-    wes         = true
+    split_fastq            = 20000000
+    intervals              = 's3://nf-core-awsmegatests/sarek/input/S07604624_Padded_Agilent_SureSelectXT_allexons_V6_UTR.bed'
+    wes                    = true
+    nucleotides_per_second = 100000
 }
diff --git a/conf/test_full_germline.config b/conf/test_full_germline.config
index b4803e9202..7c71cb69b5 100644
--- a/conf/test_full_germline.config
+++ b/conf/test_full_germline.config
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ params {
     tools = 'strelka,freebayes,haplotypecaller,deepvariant,manta,tiddit,cnvkit,vep'
 
     split_fastq = 50000000
+    nucleotides_per_second = 100000
+
 }