diff --git a/src/viced/viced.c b/src/viced/viced.c
index c0ec1151d2..cc7838b2cb 100644
--- a/src/viced/viced.c
+++ b/src/viced/viced.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ ParseArgs(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!Sawcbs)
 	    numberofcbs = 64000;
 	if (!Sawlwps)
-	    lwps = 12;
+	    lwps = 128;
 	if (!Sawbufs)
 	    buffs = 120;
 	if (!SawVC)