diff --git a/server/fishtest/rundb.py b/server/fishtest/rundb.py
index 19624165a..838bf7fdb 100644
--- a/server/fishtest/rundb.py
+++ b/server/fishtest/rundb.py
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ def calc_itp(self, run, count):
     # It is very important that the following semaphore is initialized
     # with a value strictly less than the number of Waitress threads.
 
-    task_semaphore = threading.Semaphore(2)
+    task_semaphore = threading.Semaphore(5)
 
     def worker_cap(self, run, worker_info):
         # Estimate how many games a worker will be able to run
diff --git a/server/production.ini b/server/production.ini
index 10066bcc3..0115a2ef0 100644
--- a/server/production.ini
+++ b/server/production.ini
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ trusted_proxy_headers = x-forwarded-for x-forwarded-host x-forwarded-proto x-for
 clear_untrusted_proxy_headers = yes
 
 connection_limit = 100
-threads = 4
+threads = 10
 
 ###
 # logging configuration