diff --git a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg
index 92254a3af6..37cc923615 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg
+++ b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ org.eclipse.smarthome.folder:persistence=persist
 org.eclipse.smarthome.folder:things=things
 
 # Configuration of thread pool sizes
-org.eclipse.smarthome.threadpool:thingHandler=3
-org.eclipse.smarthome.threadpool:discovery=3
-org.eclipse.smarthome.threadpool:safeCall=3
+org.eclipse.smarthome.threadpool:thingHandler=5
+org.eclipse.smarthome.threadpool:discovery=5
+org.eclipse.smarthome.threadpool:safeCall=10