diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h
index c4a5c8a34..dedf3a0bf 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			/// Maximum concurrent MultiCurl connections per CGroupHTML instance
 			sint32 curlMaxConnections;
 
-			SWebOptions(): curlMaxConnections(2)
+			SWebOptions(): curlMaxConnections(5)
 			{
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
index 2e7531d07..52e08463d 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ CClientConfig::CClientConfig()
 	WebIgTrustedDomains.push_back(WebIgMainDomain);
 	WebIgNotifInterval = 10; // time in minutes
 
-	CurlMaxConnections = 2;
+	CurlMaxConnections = 5;
 	CurlCABundle.clear();
 
 	RingReleaseNotePath = "http://" + WebIgMainDomain + "/releasenotes_ring/index.php";