@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@
 			     (assert ok "FATAL: database file and run-id not aligned.")))))
 		(ttdat   *server-info*)
 		(server-state (tt-state ttdat))
 		(status  (cond
 			  ;; ((> newcount 600) 'busy)
-			  ((> newcount 5) 'loaded) ;; this gets transmitted to the client which calls tt:backoff-incr to slow stuff down.
+			  ((> newcount 3) 'loaded) ;; this gets transmitted to the client which calls tt:backoff-incr to slow stuff down.
 			  (else 'ok)))
 		(errmsg  (case status
 			   ((busy)   (conc "Server overloaded, "newcount" threads in flight"))
 			   ((loaded) (conc "Server loaded, "newcount" threads in flight"))
 			   (else     #f)))