diff --git a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/domains/vm_tags.py b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/domains/vm_tags.py
index 0fcc8066b70a98b488e11735d809f6d69e315abd..0d8b09cffc408b5756b44bed5d2fcaebc3f3a569 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/domains/vm_tags.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/domains/vm_tags.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def uuid(dom):
     return dom.uuid.lower()
 
 
-@background
+@background(max_concurrent=3)
 def rescue(dom):
     """Is rescue mode enabled or not"""
     rescue_path = dom.hypervisor.handler.main.config.rescue_script