diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java
index 51f11f57..acdac4c5 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/config/AsyncConfig.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class AsyncConfig {
         ThreadPoolTaskExecutor executor = new ThreadPoolTaskExecutor();
         executor.setCorePoolSize(2);
         executor.setMaxPoolSize(2);
-        executor.setQueueCapacity(100);
+        executor.setQueueCapacity(10);
         executor.setThreadNamePrefix("Async-");
         executor.setRejectedExecutionHandler(new ThreadPoolExecutor.AbortPolicy());
         return executor;