diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/scan/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/scan/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 250f7398fe..6c74a204dc 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/scan/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/scan/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
                 --conf spark.sql.queryExecutionListeners=${spark2SqlQueryExecutionListeners}
                 --conf spark.yarn.historyServer.address=${spark2YarnHistoryServerAddress}
                 --conf spark.eventLog.dir=${nameNode}${spark2EventLogDir}
+                --conf spark.sql.shuffle.partitions=3840
             </spark-opts>
             <arg>-mt</arg><arg>yarn</arg>
             <arg>--i</arg><arg>${graphBasePath}</arg>
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
                 --conf spark.sql.queryExecutionListeners=${spark2SqlQueryExecutionListeners}
                 --conf spark.yarn.historyServer.address=${spark2YarnHistoryServerAddress}
                 --conf spark.eventLog.dir=${nameNode}${spark2EventLogDir}
+                --conf spark.sql.shuffle.partitions=3840
             </spark-opts>
             <arg>-mt</arg><arg>yarn</arg>
             <arg>--i</arg><arg>${graphBasePath}</arg>