diff --git a/lib/jqueue.py b/lib/jqueue.py
index 1fdd1ecb07717bcab7a63414b967b90a7cfa6141..8f01a5b5851ddae6f918881b8dffebcb7899a23a 100644
--- a/lib/jqueue.py
+++ b/lib/jqueue.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from ganeti import jstore
 from ganeti import rpc
 
 
-JOBQUEUE_THREADS = 5
+JOBQUEUE_THREADS = 25
 
 
 def TimeStampNow():