diff --git a/test/saucelabs.js b/test/saucelabs.js
index d08b26b89..a884d0df8 100644
--- a/test/saucelabs.js
+++ b/test/saucelabs.js
@@ -646,8 +646,9 @@ function Tunnel(properties) {
     if (!_.contains(restarted, this)) {
       restarted.push(this);
     }
-    // restart tunnel if all jobs have restarted
-    if (_.isEmpty(_.difference(all, restarted))) {
+    // restart tunnel if all active jobs have restarted
+    var threshold = _.isFinite(throttled) ? throttled : 3;
+    if (active.length >= threshold && _.isEmpty(_.difference(active, restarted))) {
       tunnel.restart();
     }
   });