diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
index d1d36c5..8210feb 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 DEFAULT_THREADS = 2
+MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = 8
 BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = int(os.getenv('TUBESYNC_WORKERS', DEFAULT_THREADS))
 if BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS > MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS:
     BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS