diff --git a/src/qt/FutureScheduler.cpp b/src/qt/FutureScheduler.cpp
index f83b5e7f..3ce86094 100644
--- a/src/qt/FutureScheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/FutureScheduler.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #include "FutureScheduler.h"
 
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <QThreadPool>
+
 FutureScheduler::FutureScheduler(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent), Alive(0), Stopping(false)
 {
+    static std::once_flag once;
+    std::call_once(once, []() {
+        QThreadPool::globalInstance()->setMaxThreadCount(4);
+    });
 }
 
 FutureScheduler::~FutureScheduler()