diff --git a/Python/etc/backuppc/config.pl b/Python/etc/backuppc/config.pl
index 4abb10f..fe3e222 100644
--- a/Python/etc/backuppc/config.pl
+++ b/Python/etc/backuppc/config.pl
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ info["perms"] = 0600
 @# are no user backup requests then this is the maximum number
 @# of simultaneous backups.
 @#
-@$Conf{MaxBackups} = 2;
+@$Conf{MaxBackups} = 1;
 @
 @#
 @# Additional number of simultaneous backups that users can run.