diff --git a/src/shadowssh/__main__.py b/src/shadowssh/__main__.py
index b9186fd..71c51ff 100644
--- a/src/shadowssh/__main__.py
+++ b/src/shadowssh/__main__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import asyncio
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor as Executor
 
 from shadowssh.app import Application
 
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ def parse_args():
 def serve():
     args = parse_args()
     app = Application()
+
+    executor = Executor(max_workers=500)
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop.set_default_executor(executor)
+
     asyncio.run(
         app.serve(
             args.host,
diff --git a/src/shadowssh/app.py b/src/shadowssh/app.py
index 3c94d02..38befb6 100644
--- a/src/shadowssh/app.py
+++ b/src/shadowssh/app.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Application(BaseApplication):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     async def connect(self, host, port):
-        log.info(f"Connected to {host}:{port}.")
+        log.info(f"Forwarding to {host}:{port}.")
         reader, writer = await asyncio.open_connection(host, port)
         return reader, writer
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Application(BaseApplication):
             chunk = await reader.read(BUFFER_SIZE)
             if not chunk:
                 writer.close()
-                log.info("Forward connection closed.")
+                log.debug("Forward connection closed.")
                 return
             writer.write(chunk)
             await writer.drain()