diff --git a/vars/apps/mirrormanager.yml b/vars/apps/mirrormanager.yml
index a403948336..8be068edc7 100644
--- a/vars/apps/mirrormanager.yml
+++ b/vars/apps/mirrormanager.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mirrormanager_cron_crawler:
     include_disabled: false
   - category: "Fedora EPEL"
     schedule: "45 */6 * * 1-6"
-    threads: 20
+    threads: 40
     timeout: 300
     include_disabled: false
   - category: "Fedora EPEL"