diff --git a/crates/notedeck/src/app.rs b/crates/notedeck/src/app.rs
index ae5866b..ca42ad4 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck/src/app.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl Notedeck {
         };
 
         let theme = ThemeHandler::new(&path);
-        let config = Config::new().set_ingester_threads(4).set_mapsize(map_size);
+        let config = Config::new().set_ingester_threads(2).set_mapsize(map_size);
 
         let keystore = if parsed_args.use_keystore {
             let keys_path = path.path(DataPathType::Keys);