diff --git a/lamp.sh b/lamp.sh
index 0b1eb324d..e5438c846 100644
--- a/lamp.sh
+++ b/lamp.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ y
 y
 y
 EOF
+
+  # adjust max PHP processes so Apps don't overload the board (#146)
+  sed -i 's|pm.max_children =.*|pm.max_children = 3|' /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf
 }
 
 configure() { :; }
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 483c20ff0..3b08e0d5f 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ launch_script $1 &> /run/ncp.log
 EOF
   chmod 700 /home/www/ncp-launcher.sh
 
+  # adjust max PHP processes so Apps don't overload the board (#146)
+  sed -i 's|pm.max_children =.*|pm.max_children = 3|' /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf
+
+  # restart PHP
+  sleep 3
+  systemctl stop php7.0-fpm
+  systemctl stop mysqld
+  sleep 0.5
+  systemctl start php7.0-fpm
+  systemctl start mysqld
+
 # License
 #
 # This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it