diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
index 092efb3bb50..9e91a1c55e4 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
@@ -2593,10 +2593,6 @@ static void start_bdp_ping_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *tp,
     gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "%s: Start BDP ping err=%s", t->peer_string,
             grpc_error_string(error));
   }
-  if (error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    GRPC_CHTTP2_UNREF_TRANSPORT(exec_ctx, t, "bdp_ping");
-    return;
-  }
   /* Reset the keepalive ping timer */
   if (t->keepalive_state == GRPC_CHTTP2_KEEPALIVE_STATE_WAITING) {
     grpc_timer_cancel(exec_ctx, &t->keepalive_ping_timer);
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index ea21c81875d..30d20b5c95a 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def max_parallel_tests_for_current_platform():
   # so far on windows.
   if jobset.platform_string() == 'windows':
     return 64
-  return 128
+  return 1024
 
 # SimpleConfig: just compile with CONFIG=config, and run the binary to test
 class Config(object):