diff --git a/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp b/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp
index 26502d5c8..77be2695a 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/core/feeddownloader.cpp
@@ -426,13 +426,13 @@ void FeedDownloader::updateOneFeed(ServiceRoot* acc,
     feed->setStatus(Feed::Status::OtherError, app_ex.message());
   }
 
-  feed->getParentServiceRoot()->itemChanged({feed});
+  // feed->getParentServiceRoot()->itemChanged({feed});
 
   m_feedsUpdated++;
 
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_FEEDDOWNLOADER << "Made progress in feed updates, total feeds count " << m_feedsUpdated << "/"
            << m_feedsOriginalCount << " (id of feed is " << feed->id() << ").";
-  emit updateProgress(feed, m_feedsUpdated, m_feedsOriginalCount);
+  // emit updateProgress(feed, m_feedsUpdated, m_feedsOriginalCount);
 }
 
 void FeedDownloader::finalizeUpdate() {
diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
index 951165d17..968850454 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ Application::Application(const QString& id, int& argc, char** argv, const QStrin
 
   QTimer::singleShot(1000, system(), &SystemFactory::checkForUpdatesOnStartup);
 
+  auto ideal_th_count = QThread::idealThreadCount();
+
+  if (ideal_th_count > 1) {
+    QThreadPool::globalInstance()->setMaxThreadCount(2 * ideal_th_count);
+  }
+
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_CORE << "OpenSSL version:" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(QSslSocket::sslLibraryVersionString());
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_CORE << "OpenSSL supported:" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(QSslSocket::supportsSsl());
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_CORE << "Global thread pool has"
diff --git a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp
index b6e468345..b59b64952 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/services/abstract/serviceroot.cpp
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ QPair<int, int> ServiceRoot::updateMessages(QList<Message>& messages, Feed* feed
 
   // Some messages were really added to DB, reload feed in model.
   items_to_update.append(feed);
-  getParentServiceRoot()->itemChanged(items_to_update);
+  // getParentServiceRoot()->itemChanged(items_to_update);
 
   return updated_messages;
 }