diff --git a/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp b/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp
index a91f1e55..97f45f2e 100644
--- a/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #define SERVER_SAVE_STATISTICS_INTERVAL_SEC	60
 #define SERVER_INIT_SESSION_TIMEOUT_SEC		20
 
-#define SERVER_NUM_AVATAR_SENDER_THREADS	5
+#define SERVER_NUM_AVATAR_SENDER_THREADS	1
 
 #define SERVER_STATISTICS_FILE_NAME				"server_statistics.log"
 #define SERVER_STATISTICS_STR_TOTAL_PLAYERS		"TotalNumPlayersLoggedIn"