I've tried adding the executor to the server.xml file so that the threads would come down after peak load based on this forum thread but it is not working for me. Could someone let me know what I have done wrong? Here's the relevant snippet from the server.xml file. Thanks | <Service name="jboss.web"> | <Executor name="active-executor" namePrefix="activeThread-" maxThreads="40" minSpareThreads="10" maxIdleTime="60000" /> | | <!-- A HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8080 --> | <Connector protocol="HTTP/1.1" port="8080" address="${jboss.bind.address}" | executor="active-executor" connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="8443" | maxThreads="40" /> | View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4264398#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...