diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index f41b5eb..03ff5f2 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def cb_form_after_autofill(queue_item, elements, form_data):
 }
 
 # Performance options
-options.performance.max_threads = 8 # The maximum amount of simultaneous threads to use for crawling. Default is 4.
+options.performance.max_threads = 10 # The maximum amount of simultaneous threads to use for crawling. Default is 8.
 
 crawler = Crawler(options)
 crawler.start_with(Request("https://finnwea.com/"))
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diff --git a/nyawc/Options.py b/nyawc/Options.py
index 3c74da1..89cb23e 100644
--- a/nyawc/Options.py
+++ b/nyawc/Options.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class OptionsPerformance:
     def __init__(self):
         """Constructs an OptionsPerformance instance."""
         
-        self.max_threads = 4
+        self.max_threads = 8
 
 class OptionsIdentity:
     """The OptionsIdentity class contains the identity/footprint settings/options.