# Flow Testnet size will be reduced on Monday, 11th Sept

**URL:** <https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-testnet-size-will-be-reduced-on-monday-11th-sept/5187>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** testnet\
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-testnet-size-will-be-reduced-on-monday-11th-sept/5187 "2023-09-06T22:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![vishal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/49beb7/32.png) [@vishal](https://forum.flow.com/u/vishal)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/flow-testnet-size-will-be-reduced-on-monday-11th-sept/5187/1 "2023-09-06T22:53:36Z")

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Hello Flow community,

We will reduce the number of nodes on Flow Testnet next Monday, September 11. This will help reduce operational load for the network and increase block finalization and sealing time.

Here is the change to the node count,

| Node type | Before 11th Sept | After 11th Sept |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Access | 4 | 3 |
| Collection | 20 | 14 |
| Consensus | 20 | 7 |
| Verification | 50 | 5 |
| Execution | 3 | 3 (no change) |

_No changes to Flow mainnet._

Thank you,  
Flow Team