diff --git a/src/ucioption.cpp b/src/ucioption.cpp
index 922fa34f..9fb48345 100644
--- a/src/ucioption.cpp
+++ b/src/ucioption.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void init(OptionsMap& o) {
   constexpr int MaxHashMB = Is64Bit ? 33554432 : 2048;
 
   o["Debug Log File"]        << Option("", on_logger);
-  o["Threads"]               << Option(1, 1, 512, on_threads);
+  o["Threads"]               << Option(1, 1, 1024, on_threads);
   o["Hash"]                  << Option(16, 1, MaxHashMB, on_hash_size);
   o["Clear Hash"]            << Option(on_clear_hash);
   o["Ponder"]                << Option(false);