diff --git a/TerraForgedCore/src/main/java/com/terraforged/core/util/concurrent/ThreadPool.java b/TerraForgedCore/src/main/java/com/terraforged/core/util/concurrent/ThreadPool.java
index 822b416..34903e4 100644
--- a/TerraForgedCore/src/main/java/com/terraforged/core/util/concurrent/ThreadPool.java
+++ b/TerraForgedCore/src/main/java/com/terraforged/core/util/concurrent/ThreadPool.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.*;
 
 public class ThreadPool {
 
-    public static final int DEFAULT_POOL_SIZE = Math.max(2, Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() / 2);
+    public static final int DEFAULT_POOL_SIZE = Math.max(4, Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() - 1);
 
     private static final Object lock = new Object();