diff --git a/mod_php_install.sh b/mod_php_install.sh
index 3ecff54..4a9016d 100755
--- a/mod_php_install.sh
+++ b/mod_php_install.sh
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ if $WITH_PHP_FPM_SUPPORT ; then
    DEFAULT_FPM_POOL_MIN_SPARE=6
    DEFAULT_FPM_POOL_MAX_SPARE=24
    DEFAULT_FPM_POOL_MAX_REQUESTS=500
-   DEFAULT_FPM_POOL_MAX_CHILDREN=250
+   DEFAULT_FPM_POOL_MAX_CHILDREN=256
 
    # If php pool definitions exists on installed php, then take that value
    #