diff --git a/src/vars/tuning/development.yml b/src/vars/tuning/development.yml
index 7a44017a7..4e1325181 100644
--- a/src/vars/tuning/development.yml
+++ b/src/vars/tuning/development.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@
 min_cpu_cores: 4
 min_ram_mb: 10240
 
+foreman_puma_workers: 2
+
+pulp_worker_count: 2
+pulp_content_service_worker_count: 2
+pulp_api_service_worker_count: 2
+
 candlepin_java_opts_xms: 512m
 candlepin_java_opts_xmx: 2g
diff --git a/tests/unit/tuning_test.py b/tests/unit/tuning_test.py
index 538449386..76abe601e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tuning_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/tuning_test.py
@@ -1,14 +1,32 @@
 import os
 
+import pytest
 import yaml
 
 TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 TUNING_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(TEST_DIR, '..', '..', 'src', 'vars', 'tuning'))
 
 
-def test_development_tuning_limits_candlepin_heap():
-    with open(os.path.join(TUNING_DIR, 'development.yml'), 'r') as tuning_file:
-        tuning = yaml.safe_load(tuning_file)
+def load_tuning_profile(name):
+    with open(os.path.join(TUNING_DIR, f'{name}.yml'), 'r') as tuning_file:
+        return yaml.safe_load(tuning_file)
 
-    assert tuning['candlepin_java_opts_xms'] == '512m'
-    assert tuning['candlepin_java_opts_xmx'] == '2g'
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def development_tuning():
+    return load_tuning_profile('development')
+
+
+def test_development_tuning_limits_puma_workers(development_tuning):
+    assert development_tuning['foreman_puma_workers'] == 2
+
+
+def test_development_tuning_limits_pulp_workers(development_tuning):
+    assert development_tuning['pulp_worker_count'] == 2
+    assert development_tuning['pulp_content_service_worker_count'] == 2
+    assert development_tuning['pulp_api_service_worker_count'] == 2
+
+
+def test_development_tuning_limits_candlepin_heap(development_tuning):
+    assert development_tuning['candlepin_java_opts_xms'] == '512m'
+    assert development_tuning['candlepin_java_opts_xmx'] == '2g'