diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index 90fd029..d49c8de 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ instance:
 
 http:
   port: 4050
+  thread_pool_size: 12
   
 database:
   db_type: "sqlite"
diff --git a/src/config/config_http.cpp b/src/config/config_http.cpp
index 9c5ddc6..7fcc46f 100644
--- a/src/config/config_http.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config_http.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 void Config::load_http(Config::HTTP& cfg, YAML::Node& node)
 try {
     cfg.port = node["http"]["port"].as<unsigned>();
+    cfg.pool_size = node["http"]["thread_pool_size"].as<unsigned>();
 }
 catch(const YAML::BadConversion& err)
 {}
diff --git a/src/config/config_http.h b/src/config/config_http.h
index b6b73cc..9f208a1 100644
--- a/src/config/config_http.h
+++ b/src/config/config_http.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Config
     struct HTTP
     {
         uint16_t port{8080};
+        uint16_t pool_size{8};
     };
 
     void load_http(Config::HTTP& cfg, YAML::Node& node);
diff --git a/src/http/microhttpd_server.cpp b/src/http/microhttpd_server.cpp
index ba7fc8d..0f9d743 100644
--- a/src/http/microhttpd_server.cpp
+++ b/src/http/microhttpd_server.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <microhttpd.h>
 #include <cerrno>
+#include "config/config_loader.h"
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "microhttpd_server.h"
 #include "http/mime.h"
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ void MicroHttpdServer::start()
                                       MHD_OPTION_NOTIFY_CONNECTION,
                                       request_completed,
                                       this,
+                                      MHD_OPTION_THREAD_POOL_SIZE,
+                                      Config::instance().config.http.pool_size,
                                       MHD_OPTION_END);
     if (!dm)
     {