diff --git a/src/managesieve/managesieve-settings.c b/src/managesieve/managesieve-settings.c
index d85e146d724795b628835a41042d7967047ab2ef..0d98ab676a8ed04a7e374a55f891092a79c7394e 100644
--- a/src/managesieve/managesieve-settings.c
+++ b/src/managesieve/managesieve-settings.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct service_settings managesieve_settings_service_settings = {
 
 	.process_min_avail = 0,
 	.process_limit = 0,
-	.client_limit = 0,
+	.client_limit = 1,
 	.service_count = 1,
 	.vsz_limit = -1U,