diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkClient.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkClient.java
index 3db6f26dc..be323d3d3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkClient.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class NetworkClient extends NetworkEventSource implements IConnection, Au
 	/** Indicates whether the connection is established and first message is sent. */
 	public boolean isReady() { return ready; }
 	
-    private final EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(new DefaultThreadFactory("DH-Network - Client Thread"));
+    private final EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(0, new DefaultThreadFactory("DH-Network - Client Thread"));
     private final Bootstrap clientBootstrap = new Bootstrap()
             .group(this.workerGroup)
             .channel(NioSocketChannel.class)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkServer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkServer.java
index a9a77fd55..d62a26876 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkServer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/network/NetworkServer.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class NetworkServer extends NetworkEventSource implements AutoCloseable
 	private final int port;
 	
 	private final EventLoopGroup bossGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(1, new DefaultThreadFactory("DH-Network - Server Boss Thread"));
-	private final EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(new DefaultThreadFactory("DH-Network - Server Worker Thread"));
+	private final EventLoopGroup workerGroup = new NioEventLoopGroup(0, new DefaultThreadFactory("DH-Network - Server Worker Thread"));
 	private final AtomicBoolean isClosed = new AtomicBoolean();
 	
 	private final ConcurrentMap<ChannelHandlerContext, IConnection> connections = new MapMaker().weakKeys().weakValues().makeMap();