diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py b/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
index 8b228ad804..d8c50f0960 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DEFAULT_BRANCH_NAME: str = "main"
 DEFAULT_PG_VERSION_DEFAULT: str = "14"
 
 BASE_PORT: int = 15000
-WORKER_PORT_NUM: int = 1000
+WORKER_PORT_NUM: int = 10000
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config: Config):