diff --git a/manifests/mod/event.pp b/manifests/mod/event.pp
index 18a226ee5..28053a659 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/event.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/event.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   $apache_version         = $::apache::apache_version,
   $threadlimit            = '64',
   $listenbacklog          = '511',
-  $maxrequestworkers      = '256',
+  $maxrequestworkers      = '250',
   $maxconnectionsperchild = '0',
 ) {
   if defined(Class['apache::mod::itk']) {