diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 423c9e2b..48dbfb60 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ android_defaults: &android_defaults
   - ADB_INSTALL_TIMEOUT: 10
   - _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseCGroupMemoryLimitForHeap"
   - GRADLE_OPTS: '-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError"'
-  - BUILD_THREADS: 2
+  - BUILD_THREADS: 4
 
 # IOS
 macos_defaults: &macos_defaults
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index adae2d97..bcde2958 100755
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       },
       "android.emu.debug": {
         "binaryPath": "android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk",
-        "build": "pushd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug assembleAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=debug && popd",
+        "build": "cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug assembleAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=debug && cd ..",
         "type": "android.emulator",
         "name": "TestingAVD"
       },