diff --git a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestjobmanagementserver.py b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestjobmanagementserver.py
index b7540a611a6402c36daa2b8023916711a93eb44c..b14de7a563087b2ff74ac9b3fd25951b91f37ca1 100644
--- a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestjobmanagementserver.py
+++ b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestjobmanagementserver.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class IngestJobManager:
                                                                exchange=self._tobus.exchange, broker=self._tobus.broker)
 
         ingest_service = RPCService(DEFAULT_INGEST_SERVICENAME, IngestServiceMessageHandler, {'job_manager': self},
-                                    exchange=self._tobus.exchange, broker=self._tobus.broker, num_threads=1)
+                                    exchange=self._tobus.exchange, broker=self._tobus.broker, num_threads=4)
 
         # open exchange connections...
         with incoming_jobs_listener, ingest_event_listener, ingest_service, self._tobus:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class IngestJobManager:
                             else:
                                 logger.info('%s jobs are running', len(producing_jads))
 
-                    time.sleep(2)
+                    time.sleep(1)
                 except KeyboardInterrupt:
                     break
                 except Exception as e:
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ class IngestJobManager:
                         for job_admin_dict in job_admin_dicts:
                             self.addNewJob(job_admin_dict, check_non_todo_dirs=False, add_old_jobs_from_disk=False)
 
-                        logger.info('added %d existing %s jobs for %s %s', len(job_admin_dicts), jobState2String(status), job_type, job_group_id)
+                        if job_admin_dicts:
+                            logger.info('added %d existing %s jobs for %s %s', len(job_admin_dicts), jobState2String(status), job_type, job_group_id)
 
             logger.info('finished scanning jobs in %s, found %s jobs', self.__jobs_dir, len(self.__job_admin_dicts))
 
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ class IngestJobManager:
             return sorted(list(set([jad['job'].get('job_group_id', 'unknown_group') for jad in list(self.__job_admin_dicts.values())])))
 
     def __putStalledJobsBackToToDo(self):
-        if datetime.utcnow() - self.__last_putStalledJobsBackToToDo_timestamp < timedelta(seconds=15):
+        if datetime.utcnow() - self.__last_putStalledJobsBackToToDo_timestamp < timedelta(seconds=60):
             return
 
         logger.debug("checking stalled jobs...")
@@ -710,7 +711,7 @@ class IngestJobManager:
         # test if the managed_job_queue is empty enough, and if our administration agrees
         try:
             scheduled_jads = self.getJobAdminDicts(status=JobScheduled)
-            return len(scheduled_jads) < 1
+            return len(scheduled_jads) < 5
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception('canProduceNextJob: %s', e)
             if 'No active session' in str(e):