diff --git a/MAC/Services/src/ObservationControl2.py b/MAC/Services/src/ObservationControl2.py
index 82d4be7867eb849ff6de1c37da60dd38da95044e..c44044d30dbdc2eae471ab30f336b936af2a312b 100644
--- a/MAC/Services/src/ObservationControl2.py
+++ b/MAC/Services/src/ObservationControl2.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def create_service(bus_name=DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_CONTROL_BUS_NAME, service_name=D
                    busname=bus_name,
                    broker=broker,
                    use_service_methods=True,
-                   numthreads=4,
+                   numthreads=1,
                    handler_args={},
                    verbose=verbose)