diff --git a/src/snek/service/channel_message.py b/src/snek/service/channel_message.py
index 2b9c1e0..cbccedd 100644
--- a/src/snek/service/channel_message.py
+++ b/src/snek/service/channel_message.py
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ class ChannelMessageService(BaseService):
         self._executor_pools = {}
         global jinja2_env
         jinja2_env = self.app.jinja2_env
-        self._max_workers = 1
+        self._max_workers = 3
     def get_or_create_executor(self, uid):
         if not uid in self._executor_pools:
-            self._executor_pools[uid] = ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=10)
+            self._executor_pools[uid] = ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=self._max_workers)
         print("Executors available", len(self._executor_pools))
         return self._executor_pools[uid]