diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index 708a094f1c..1b697bb758 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     ; Max threads to allocate on the FireAndForget thread pool
     ; when running with the SmartThreadPool option above
-    MaxPoolThreads = 15
+    MaxPoolThreads = 300
 
     ; Plugin Registry Location
     ; Set path to directory for plugin registry. Information about the