diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/kube_app.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/kube_app.py
index 548a0bfc6b..30ccd8ceee 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/kube_app.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/kube_app.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ARMADA_MANIFEST_APPLY_SUCCESS_MSG = 'Done applying manifest'
 CONTAINER_ABNORMAL_EXIT_CODE = 137
 DELETE_SEARCH_PATTERN = 'Deleting release'
 INSTALLATION_TIMEOUT = 3600
-MAX_DOWNLOAD_THREAD = 20
+MAX_DOWNLOAD_THREAD = 5
 TARFILE_DOWNLOAD_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 60
 TARFILE_TRANSFER_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 512
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_USER = 'admin'