diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index db4316c9c..ca8484522 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mail-verp:
   separator:    "+"
   at-replacement: "="
 
-job-workers:       "_env:JOB_WORKERS:16"
+job-workers:       "_env:JOB_WORKERS:10"
 
 detailed-logging:  "_env:DETAILED_LOGGING:false"
 should-log-all:    "_env:LOG_ALL:false"
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ smtp:
     pass:  "_env:SMTPPASS:"
   pool:
     stripes: "_env:SMTPSTRIPES:1"
-    timeout: "_env:SMTPTIMEOUT:300"
-    limit: "_env:SMTPLIMIT:8"
+    timeout: "_env:SMTPTIMEOUT:20"
+    limit: "_env:SMTPLIMIT:10"
 
 user-defaults:
   max-favourites:   12