diff --git a/internal/config/options.go b/internal/config/options.go
index 483192f9..2169504f 100644
--- a/internal/config/options.go
+++ b/internal/config/options.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 	defaultBaseURL                            = "http://localhost"
 	defaultRootURL                            = "http://localhost"
 	defaultBasePath                           = ""
-	defaultWorkerPoolSize                     = 5
+	defaultWorkerPoolSize                     = 16
 	defaultPollingFrequency                   = 60
 	defaultForceRefreshInterval               = 30
 	defaultBatchSize                          = 100
diff --git a/miniflux.1 b/miniflux.1
index 81e8d721..a07c678e 100644
--- a/miniflux.1
+++ b/miniflux.1
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Default is "info"\&.
 .B WORKER_POOL_SIZE
 Number of background workers\&.
 .br
-Default is 5 workers\&.
+Default is 16 workers\&.
 .TP
 .B POLLING_FREQUENCY
 Refresh interval in minutes for feeds\&.