diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
index c19ac06d62..6a3614b10b 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ mash_dir = /mnt/koji/compose/updates/
 
 # The max number of mash threads running at the same time
 # max_concurrent_mashes = 2
-max_concurrent_mashes = 4
+max_concurrent_mashes = 8
 
 # Where to symlink the latest repos by their tag name. You can use %(here)s to reference the
 # location of this file.