diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
index 1798f53b23..7b068096f2 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 [httpd]
 	listenUrl = proxy-https://*:8081/
 	minThreads = 20
-	maxThreads = 100
+	maxThreads = 150
 	maxQueued = 200
 	requestLog = true
 [tracing]