Can't connect to MySQL server on ********* '1040, u'Too many connections' only from certain directory

Question

When I run my projects regression I get multiple tests failing with a 1040, u'Too many connections error from MYSQL. What is odd about this is that no settings have changed all of sudden this error is appearing. Even stranger when I went to debug the problem I discovered that I get the same error if I run certain tests from the main test directory with py.test -ktest_this_data_stuff -n10 get the same errors. If I go into the suite directory and run the same py.test -ktest_this_data_stuff -n10 the tests do not error out with a MYSQL error. Perplexed to say the least.