diff --git a/management/daemon.py b/management/daemon.py
index 1099a596..6de0a59a 100755
--- a/management/daemon.py
+++ b/management/daemon.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from mailconfig import get_mail_aliases, get_mail_aliases_ex, get_mail_domains,
 # live across http requests so we don't baloon the system with
 # processes.
 import multiprocessing.pool
-pool = multiprocessing.pool.Pool(processes=10)
+pool = multiprocessing.pool.Pool(processes=5)
 
 env = utils.load_environment()