diff --git a/internal/controller/openlibertyapplication_controller.go b/internal/controller/openlibertyapplication_controller.go
index 050c3a19..020eee27 100644
--- a/internal/controller/openlibertyapplication_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/openlibertyapplication_controller.go
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func (r *ReconcileOpenLiberty) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		Owns(&appsv1.StatefulSet{}, builder.WithPredicates(predSubResWithGenCheck)).
 		Owns(&autoscalingv1.HorizontalPodAutoscaler{}, builder.WithPredicates(predSubResource)).
 		WithOptions(controller.Options{
-			MaxConcurrentReconciles: 8,
+			MaxConcurrentReconciles: 1,
 		})
 
 	ok, _ := r.IsGroupVersionSupported(routev1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(), "Route")