diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index 9c4bd5ea..66834a71 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ int _open_unix_server(const char *server_path, const char *file, const char *fun
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
 		LOGERR("Failed to set mode in open_unix_server - continuing");
 
-	ret = listen(sockd, 10);
+	ret = listen(sockd, SOMAXCONN);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 		LOGERR("Failed to listen to socket in open_unix_server");
 		close_unix_socket(sockd, server_path);
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index c79893e6..223e5f34 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -6580,14 +6580,10 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 
 	mutex_init(&sdata->ckdb_lock);
 	mutex_init(&sdata->ckdb_msg_lock);
-	/* Create half as many share processing threads as there are CPUs */
+	/* Create half as many share processing and receiving threads as there
+	 * are CPUs */
 	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) / 2 ? : 1;
 	sdata->sshareq = create_ckmsgqs(ckp, "sprocessor", &sshare_process, threads);
-	/* Create 1/4 as many stratum processing threads as there are CPUs */
-	if (ckp->node)
-		threads = 1;
-	else
-		threads = threads / 2 ? : 1;
 	sdata->ssends = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "ssender", &ssend_process);
 	sdata->sauthq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "authoriser", &sauth_process);
 	sdata->stxnq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "stxnq", &send_transactions);