diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobManager.java
index cdc1ab318d..e2d98d64b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobManager.java
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ public class JobManager implements ConstraintObserver.Notifier {
     public static class Builder {
 
       private ExecutorFactory                 executorFactory     = new DefaultExecutorFactory();
-      private int                             jobThreadCount      = Math.max(2, Math.min(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() - 1, 4));
+      private int                             jobThreadCount      = 8;
       private Map<String, Job.Factory>        jobFactories        = new HashMap<>();
       private Map<String, Constraint.Factory> constraintFactories = new HashMap<>();
       private List<ConstraintObserver>        constraintObservers = new ArrayList<>();