diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
index a849848..fd91fc5 100644
--- a/src/network.c
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ LinkTable *network_init(const char *url)
     }
     curl_multi_setopt(curl_multi, CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS,
                       NETWORK_CONFIG.max_conns);
+    curl_multi_setopt(curl_multi, CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS,
+                      NETWORK_CONFIG.max_conns);
     curl_multi_setopt(curl_multi, CURLMOPT_PIPELINING, CURLPIPE_MULTIPLEX);
 
     /* ------------ Initialise locks ---------*/