diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 8760a6e6..c5eac58e 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE = 128;
+process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE = 16;
 
 let config = require('config');
 let log = require('npmlog');