diff --git a/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml b/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 6bbe80b..8083a97 100644
--- a/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
             enabled-dataspaces: ${NOTIFICATION_DATASPACE_FILTER_PATTERNS:""}
     async:
         executor:
-            core-pool-size: 10
-            max-pool-size: 100
+            core-pool-size: 2
+            max-pool-size: 10
             queue-capacity: 500
             wait-for-tasks-to-complete-on-shutdown: true
             thread-name-prefix: Async-
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@
     locked-modules-sync:
         sleep-time-ms: 300000
     cm-handle-data-sync:
-        sleep-time-ms: 30000
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+        sleep-time-ms: 30000