diff --git a/scripts/src/javatests/org/oppia/android/scripts/coverage/BUILD.bazel b/scripts/src/javatests/org/oppia/android/scripts/coverage/BUILD.bazel
index b58902a767a..e245e416946 100644
--- a/scripts/src/javatests/org/oppia/android/scripts/coverage/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/scripts/src/javatests/org/oppia/android/scripts/coverage/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ kt_jvm_test(
     name = "RunCoverageTest",
     size = "large",
     srcs = ["RunCoverageTest.kt"],
-    shard_count = 4,
+    shard_count = 12,
     deps = [
         "//scripts:test_file_check_assets",
         "//scripts/src/java/org/oppia/android/scripts/coverage:run_coverage_lib",