diff --git a/.gossamer_forums.rb.swp b/.gossamer_forums.rb.swp
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diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index 25c8026..fb67a91 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1132,11 +1132,11 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     # Use CachedThreadPool for dynamic thread management
 ####    pool = Concurrent::CachedThreadPool.new
 ######    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(7)
-    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(20)
+    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(12)
 
     # Define the connection pool inside the method
 ######    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 14, timeout: 100) do
-    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 20, timeout: 100) do
+    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 24, timeout: 100) do
       Mysql2::Client.new(
         host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
         username: "admin",
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     parent_post_ids = result.map { |row| row['post_id'] }
 
 #    parent_post_count = parent_post_ids.count
-    batch_size = 30 # Set our batch size for number of posts to import in a single batch
+    batch_size = 10 # Set our batch size for number of posts to import in a single batch
 
 ####    current_post_batch = 0 # Set our current batch number. This tracks the current batch of posts being processed.