diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.Host/Kyoo.Host.csproj b/back/src/Kyoo.Host/Kyoo.Host.csproj
index 4f9d7dc2..69870288 100644
--- a/back/src/Kyoo.Host/Kyoo.Host.csproj
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.Host/Kyoo.Host.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 		<AssemblyName>Kyoo.Host</AssemblyName>
 		<RootNamespace>Kyoo.Host</RootNamespace>
 		<StartupObject>Kyoo.Host.Program</StartupObject>
+		<!-- Limit the number of threads, the default is to not limit so scanning the library
+		     create way too many of them and slows the whole server. -->
+		<ThreadPoolMaxThreads>50</ThreadPoolMaxThreads>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>