diff --git a/celeryconfig.py b/celeryconfig.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/celeryconfig.py
+++ b/celeryconfig.py
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ BROKER_PORT = int(amqp.get("port"))
 BROKER_USER = amqp.get("user")
 BROKER_PASSWORD = amqp.get("password")
 BROKER_VHOST = amqp.get("vhost")
-# Force BROKER_POOL_LIMIT to 1024 so it can reuse a single connection
-# fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/oq-engine/+bug/1250402
-BROKER_POOL_LIMIT = 1024
+# Force BROKER_POOL_LIMIT to 1024 so it can reuse a single connection.
+# Value 10 is the default from Celery 2.5 where this feature
+# is enabled by default.
+# Fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/oq-engine/+bug/1250402
+BROKER_POOL_LIMIT = 10
 
 CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = "amqp"
Moved BROKER_POOL_LIMIT from <I> to <I> as it's the default is Celery <I>


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