diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/files/kojira.conf b/roles/koji_hub/files/kojira.conf
index dd1cd1cab6..a8716d2b1b 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/files/kojira.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/files/kojira.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ with_src=no
 ;delete_batch_size=1
 
 ; prevent kojira from flooding the build system with newRepo tasks
-max_repo_tasks=3
+max_repo_tasks=6
 
 ;configuration for SSL athentication