diff --git a/salt/metalk8s/salt/master/files/master-99-metalk8s.conf.j2 b/salt/metalk8s/salt/master/files/master-99-metalk8s.conf.j2
index fff8efda7a..1d08a91c5e 100644
--- a/salt/metalk8s/salt/master/files/master-99-metalk8s.conf.j2
+++ b/salt/metalk8s/salt/master/files/master-99-metalk8s.conf.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ interface: {{ salt_ip }}
 log_level: {{ 'debug' if debug else 'info' }}
 
 timeout: 20
+sock_pool_size: 15
+worker_threads: 10
 
 peer:
   .*: