diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java
index 5495a1411..06dba355b 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/AssignUsernameCommand.java
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ public class AssignUsernameCommand extends EnvironmentCommand<WhisperServerConfi
     ExecutorService messageDeletionExecutor = environment.lifecycle()
         .executorService(name(getClass(), "messageDeletion-%d")).maxThreads(4).build();
     ExecutorService secureValueRecoveryExecutor = environment.lifecycle()
-        .executorService(name(getClass(), "secureValueRecoveryService-%d")).maxThreads(8).minThreads(1).build();
+        .executorService(name(getClass(), "secureValueRecoveryService-%d")).maxThreads(1).minThreads(1).build();
     ExecutorService storageServiceExecutor = environment.lifecycle()
-        .executorService(name(getClass(), "storageService-%d")).maxThreads(8).minThreads(1).build();
+        .executorService(name(getClass(), "storageService-%d")).maxThreads(1).minThreads(1).build();
 
     ExternalServiceCredentialsGenerator backupCredentialsGenerator = SecureBackupController.credentialsGenerator(
         configuration.getSecureBackupServiceConfiguration());
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/CommandDependencies.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/CommandDependencies.java
index 86bb6c4c3..af6de7f81 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/CommandDependencies.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/workers/CommandDependencies.java
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ record CommandDependencies(
     ExecutorService messageDeletionExecutor = environment.lifecycle()
         .executorService(name(name, "messageDeletion-%d")).maxThreads(4).build();
     ExecutorService secureValueRecoveryServiceExecutor = environment.lifecycle()
-        .executorService(name(name, "secureValueRecoveryService-%d")).maxThreads(8).minThreads(1).build();
+        .executorService(name(name, "secureValueRecoveryService-%d")).maxThreads(8).minThreads(8).build();
     ExecutorService storageServiceExecutor = environment.lifecycle()
-        .executorService(name(name, "storageService-%d")).maxThreads(8).minThreads(1).build();
+        .executorService(name(name, "storageService-%d")).maxThreads(8).minThreads(8).build();
 
     ExternalServiceCredentialsGenerator backupCredentialsGenerator = SecureBackupController.credentialsGenerator(
         configuration.getSecureBackupServiceConfiguration());