diff --git a/etc/tinyproxy.conf.in b/etc/tinyproxy.conf.in
index 876e8e5..15f89f4 100644
--- a/etc/tinyproxy.conf.in
+++ b/etc/tinyproxy.conf.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ LogLevel Info
 # be created. In other words, only MaxClients number of clients can be
 # connected at the same time.
 #
-MaxClients 100
+MaxClients 1
 
 #
 # MinSpareServers/MaxSpareServers: These settings set the upper and
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ MaxClients 100
 # server processes will be spawned.  If the number of servers exceeds
 # MaxSpareServers then the extras will be killed off.
 #
-MinSpareServers 5
-MaxSpareServers 20
+#MinSpareServers 5
+#MaxSpareServers 20
 
 #
 # StartServers: The number of servers to start initially.
 #
-StartServers 10
+StartServers 1
 
 #
 # MaxRequestsPerChild: The number of connections a thread will handle