diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index 272b6ca8..0e19356c 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ void StartRPCThreads()
     }
 
     rpc_worker_group = new boost::thread_group();
-    for (int i = 0; i < GetArg("-rpcthreads", 4); i++)
+    for (int i = 0; i < GetArg("-rpcthreads", 10); i++)
         rpc_worker_group->create_thread(boost::bind(&asio::io_service::run, rpc_io_service));
 }