diff --git a/pylot/core/util/generate_array_maps.py b/pylot/core/util/generate_array_maps.py
index ebb83c5f..0e7a9d64 100755
--- a/pylot/core/util/generate_array_maps.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/generate_array_maps.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def main(project_file_path, manual=False, auto=True, file_format='png', f_ext=''
         for item in input_list:
             array_map_worker(item)
     else:
-        pool = multiprocessing.Pool(ncores)
+        pool = multiprocessing.Pool(ncores, maxtasksperchild=1000)
         pool.map(array_map_worker, input_list)
         pool.close()
         pool.join()
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/thread.py b/pylot/core/util/thread.py
index d3b80b25..86ca35fa 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/thread.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/thread.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class MultiThread(QThread):
         try:
             if not self.ncores:
                 self.ncores = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
-            pool = multiprocessing.Pool(self.ncores)
+            pool = multiprocessing.Pool(self.ncores, maxtasksperchild=1000)
             self.data = pool.map_async(self.func, self.args, callback=self.emitDone)
             # self.data = pool.apply_async(self.func, self.shotlist, callback=self.emitDone) #emit each time returned
             pool.close()
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/utils.py b/pylot/core/util/utils.py
index 42e500b2..a7db759d 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/utils.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/utils.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def gen_Pool(ncores=0):
 
     print('gen_Pool: Generated multiprocessing Pool with {} cores\n'.format(ncores))
 
-    pool = multiprocessing.Pool(ncores)
+    pool = multiprocessing.Pool(ncores, maxtasksperchild=100)
     return pool