diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
index 779c29f5..9cac59ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class Settings {
 	/** Maximum number of peer connections we allow. */
 	private int maxPeers = 32;
 	/** Maximum number of threads for network engine. */
-	private int maxNetworkThreadPoolSize = 20;
+	private int maxNetworkThreadPoolSize = 32;
 	/** Maximum number of threads for network proof-of-work compute, used during handshaking. */
 	private int networkPoWComputePoolSize = 2;
 	/** Maximum number of retry attempts if a peer fails to respond with the requested data */