diff --git a/cws-engine-service/src/main/java/jpl/cws/engine/WorkerService.java b/cws-engine-service/src/main/java/jpl/cws/engine/WorkerService.java
index 17e58997..e465d307 100644
--- a/cws-engine-service/src/main/java/jpl/cws/engine/WorkerService.java
+++ b/cws-engine-service/src/main/java/jpl/cws/engine/WorkerService.java
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ public boolean syncCounters(String reason) {
 	public void setJobExecutorMaxPoolSize(Integer executorServiceMaxPoolSize, boolean doDbUpdate) {
 		if (executorServiceMaxPoolSize != null) {
 			try {
-
+				// we are getting errors if we go beyond 10?
+				executorServiceMaxPoolSize = Math.max(10, executorServiceMaxPoolSize);
 				// Log information about JMX remote interface
 				if (System.getProperty("com.sun.management.jmxremote") == null) {
 					log.warn("JMX remote appears to be disabled");
@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@ public void setJobExecutorMaxPoolSize(Integer executorServiceMaxPoolSize, boolea
 				// Through experimentation, we have seen that the max doesn't get reached, but
 				// its the core size that counts.
 				//
-				Attribute attr2 = new Attribute("CorePoolSize", executorServiceMaxPoolSize);
+				Attribute attr2 = new Attribute("CorePoolSize", 10);
 				mbsc.setAttribute(serviceName, attr2);
 				
 				// Also set the MaximumPoolSize