diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 7245f00493..04e8bcb9ef 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static const int MAX_CONCURRENT_RESOURCE_DOWNLOADS = 16;
 // For processing on QThreadPool, we target a number of threads after reserving some 
 // based on how many are being consumed by the application and the display plugin.  However,
 // we will never drop below the 'min' value
-static const int MIN_PROCESSING_THREAD_POOL_SIZE = 2;
+static const int MIN_PROCESSING_THREAD_POOL_SIZE = 1;
 
 static const QString SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION  = ".jpg";
 static const QString SVO_EXTENSION  = ".svo";