diff --git a/SynchRoGazer.go b/SynchRoGazer.go
index 473d2a1..e3933f9 100644
--- a/SynchRoGazer.go
+++ b/SynchRoGazer.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/sha256-simd"
 	"hash"
 	"io"
-	"math"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -53,7 +52,13 @@ func PrintHashFileResult(result *HashFileResult) {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	taskLimit := flag.Int("tasklimit", int(math.Ceil(float64(runtime.NumCPU())*1.5)), "Maximum number of concurrent hashing tasks. Change to avoid fdlimit issues. Defaults to number of CPU cores * 1.5")
+	taskLimit := flag.Int("tasklimit", func() int {
+		result := runtime.NumCPU() * 16
+		if result > 128 {
+			return 128
+		}
+		return result
+	}(), "Maximum number of concurrent hashing tasks. Change to avoid fdlimit issues. Defaults to number of min(128, CPU cores * 16)")
 
 	flag.Parse()