diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
index db59bd2e..39510678 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/settings/Settings.java
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class Settings {
 	 * The thread priority (1 is lowest, 10 is highest) of the threads used for network peer connections. This is the
 	 * main thread connecting to a peer in the network.
 	 */
-    private int networkThreadPriority = 5;
+    private int networkThreadPriority = 7;
 
 	/**
 	 * The Handshake Thread Priority
@@ -416,14 +416,14 @@ public class Settings {
 	 * The thread priority (1 i slowest, 10 is highest) of the threads used for peer handshake messaging. This is a
 	 * secondary thread to exchange status messaging to a peer in the network.
 	 */
-	private int handshakeThreadPriority = 5;
+	private int handshakeThreadPriority = 7;
 
 	/**
 	 * Pruning Thread Priority
 	 *
 	 * The thread priority (1 is lowest, 10 is highest) of the threads used for database pruning and trimming.
 	 */
-	private int pruningThreadPriority = 1;
+	private int pruningThreadPriority = 2;
 
 	/**
 	 * Sychronizer Thread Priority