attempted bug fixing

Author: satvshr

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests on Windows
       if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
       run: |  # we need a separate step because of the bash-specific if-statement in the previous one.
-        pytest -n 4 --durations=20 --dist load -sv --reruns 5 --reruns-delay 1 -m "not uses_test_server"
+        pytest -n auto --durations=20 --dist load -sv --reruns 5 --reruns-delay 1 -m "not uses_test_server"
 
     - name: Cleanup Docker setup
       if: always()