diff --git a/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/NameHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/NameHandler.java
index 9cf028ebd..23e206740 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/NameHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/NameHandler.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 public final class NameHandler implements INetworkSync {
 
     private static ExecutorService WRITE_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);
-    private static ExecutorService READ_SERVICE = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+    private static ExecutorService READ_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(14);
     private static final Map<StateInfo, String> ALL_NAMES = new HashMap<>();
     private static final Map<World, NameHandlerFile> ALL_LEVEL_FILES = new HashMap<>();
     private static final Map<StateInfo, Integer> LOAD_COUNTER = new HashMap<>();
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static void onServerStop(final FMLServerStoppingEvent event) {
         } catch (final InterruptedException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
-        READ_SERVICE = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+        READ_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(14);
         WRITE_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/SignalStateHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/SignalStateHandler.java
index 3d8983b88..33cd9b0e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/SignalStateHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/troblecodings/signals/handler/SignalStateHandler.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class SignalStateHandler implements INetworkSync {
     private SignalStateHandler() {
     }
 
-    private static ExecutorService READ_SERVICE = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+    private static ExecutorService READ_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(14);
     private static ExecutorService WRITE_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);
     private static final Map<SignalStateInfo, Map<SEProperty, String>> CURRENTLY_LOADED_STATES = new HashMap<>();
     private static final Map<World, SignalStateFile> ALL_LEVEL_FILES = new HashMap<>();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public static void onServerStop(final FMLServerStoppingEvent event) {
         } catch (final InterruptedException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
-        READ_SERVICE = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+        READ_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(14);
         WRITE_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);
     }