diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
index ebfebc4443..a5a5201afc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException +=
                 new UnhandledExceptionEventHandler(CurrentDomain_UnhandledException);
 
+            ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = 12;
 
             // Add the arguments supplied when running the application to the configuration
             ArgvConfigSource configSource = new ArgvConfigSource(args);