diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qora/utils/ExecuteProduceConsume.java b/src/main/java/org/qora/utils/ExecuteProduceConsume.java
index 5722752e..237ede76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qora/utils/ExecuteProduceConsume.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qora/utils/ExecuteProduceConsume.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public abstract class ExecuteProduceConsume implements Runnable {
 		}
 
 		try {
+			// It's possible this might need to become a class instance private volatile
 			boolean canBlock = false;
 
 			while (true) {
@@ -155,7 +156,11 @@ public abstract class ExecuteProduceConsume implements Runnable {
 					++this.tasksProduced;
 					++this.consumerCount;
 
-					if (!this.hasThreadPending) {
+					this.logger.trace(() -> String.format("[%d] hasThreadPending: %b, activeThreadCount: %d, consumerCount now: %d",
+							Thread.currentThread().getId(), this.hasThreadPending, this.activeThreadCount, this.consumerCount));
+
+					// If we have no thread pending and no excess of threads then we should spawn a fresh thread
+					if (!this.hasThreadPending && this.activeThreadCount <= this.consumerCount + 1) {
 						this.logger.trace(() -> String.format("[%d] spawning another thread", Thread.currentThread().getId()));
 						this.hasThreadPending = true;
 
@@ -165,6 +170,8 @@ public abstract class ExecuteProduceConsume implements Runnable {
 							this.hasThreadPending = false;
 							this.logger.trace(() -> String.format("[%d] failed to spawn another thread", Thread.currentThread().getId()));
 						}
+					} else {
+						this.logger.trace(() -> String.format("[%d] NOT spawning another thread", Thread.currentThread().getId()));
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -176,6 +183,9 @@ public abstract class ExecuteProduceConsume implements Runnable {
 					++this.tasksConsumed;
 					--this.consumerCount;
 
+					this.logger.trace(() -> String.format("[%d] consumerCount now: %d",
+							Thread.currentThread().getId(), this.consumerCount));
+
 					// Quicker, non-blocking produce next round
 					canBlock = false;
 				}