diff --git a/stomp.go b/stomp.go
index 6c99046..8350f31 100644
--- a/stomp.go
+++ b/stomp.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func runStompSubscribers(config *scyllaridae.ServerConfig) {
 func RecvAndProcessMessage(queueName string, middleware scyllaridae.QueueMiddleware) error {
 	addr := os.Getenv("STOMP_SERVER_ADDR")
 	if addr == "" {
-		addr = "activemq:61613"
+		addr = "activemq:61613?activemq.prefetchSize=1"
 	}
 
 	c, err := net.Dial("tcp", addr)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func RecvAndProcessMessage(queueName string, middleware scyllaridae.QueueMiddlew
 		return err
 	}
 
-	conn, err := stomp.Connect(tcpConn, stomp.ConnOpt.HeartBeat(10*time.Second, 0*time.Second))
+	conn, err := stomp.Connect(tcpConn, stomp.ConnOpt.HeartBeat(10*time.Second, 10*time.Second))
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Cannot connect to STOMP server", "err", err.Error())
 		return err
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func RecvAndProcessMessage(queueName string, middleware scyllaridae.QueueMiddlew
 			slog.Error("Problem disconnecting from STOMP server", "err", err)
 		}
 	}()
-	sub, err := conn.Subscribe(queueName, stomp.AckClient)
+	sub, err := conn.Subscribe(queueName, stomp.AckClient, stomp.SubscribeOpt.Prefetch(1))
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Cannot subscribe to queue", "queue", queueName, "err", err.Error())
 		return err