diff --git a/app/util/embedder.py b/app/util/embedder.py
index b0802bf..095ec35 100644
--- a/app/util/embedder.py
+++ b/app/util/embedder.py
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 from app.util.openai_wrapper import UIOpenAIConfiguration
 from app.util.secrets_handler import SecretsHandler
 from intelligence_toolkit.AI.base_embedder import BaseEmbedder
+from intelligence_toolkit.AI.defaults import DEFAULT_CONCURRENT_COROUTINES
 from intelligence_toolkit.AI.local_embedder import LocalEmbedder
 from intelligence_toolkit.AI.openai_embedder import OpenAIEmbedder
 from intelligence_toolkit.query_text_data import config
 
 
-def create_embedder(local_embedding: bool | None = False) -> BaseEmbedder:
+def create_embedder(
+    local_embedding: bool | None = False,
+    concurrent_coroutines: int = DEFAULT_CONCURRENT_COROUTINES,
+) -> BaseEmbedder:
     try:
         ai_configuration = UIOpenAIConfiguration().get_configuration()
         secrets_handler = SecretsHandler()
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ def create_embedder(local_embedding: bool | None = False) -> BaseEmbedder:
         return OpenAIEmbedder(
             configuration=ai_configuration,
             db_name=config.cache_name,
+            concurrent_coroutines=concurrent_coroutines,
         )
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error creating connection: {e}")
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diff --git a/app/workflows/query_text_data/workflow.py b/app/workflows/query_text_data/workflow.py
index 348c450..e04fe36 100644
--- a/app/workflows/query_text_data/workflow.py
+++ b/app/workflows/query_text_data/workflow.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async def create(sv: SessionVariables, workflow=None):
             value=sv.answer_local_embedding_enabled.value,
             help="Use local embeddings to index nodes. If disabled, the model will use OpenAI embeddings.",
         )
-        qtd.set_embedder(embedder.create_embedder(local_embedding))
+        qtd.set_embedder(embedder.create_embedder(local_embedding, 20))
 
         if st.button("Process files") and (
             files is not None or file_chunks is not None