diff --git a/test/stressGraphics.cxx b/test/stressGraphics.cxx
index 1303ce9f59491..16c200bd4551d 100644
--- a/test/stressGraphics.cxx
+++ b/test/stressGraphics.cxx
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ void start_block(const TString &title, bool is3d = false)
    // cef makes problem with many images in 3D mode, so reduce it
    if (is3d && TString("cef") == gROOT->GetWebDisplay())
       batch_size = 10;
+   // chrome on the CI nodes in the docker also sometime fails in 3d mode
+   else if (is3d && TString("chrome") == gROOT->GetWebDisplay() && !gSystem->AccessPathName("/.dockerenv", kFileExists))
+      batch_size = 10;
 
    webcanv_batch_mode(batch_size);
 }