diff --git a/controllers/core/node_controller.go b/controllers/core/node_controller.go
index 1b615c81..c9529d1e 100644
--- a/controllers/core/node_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/core/node_controller.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 // on cache only a single go routine should be sufficient. Using more than
 // one routines to help high rate churn and larger nodes groups restarting
 // when the controller has to be restarted for various reasons.
-const MaxNodeConcurrentReconciles = 3
+const MaxNodeConcurrentReconciles = 7
 
 // NodeReconciler reconciles a Node object
 type NodeReconciler struct {
diff --git a/controllers/core/pod_controller.go b/controllers/core/pod_controller.go
index e3e2746b..03ab6dc1 100644
--- a/controllers/core/pod_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/core/pod_controller.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type PodReconciler struct {
 
 var (
 	PodRequeueRequest          = ctrl.Result{Requeue: true, RequeueAfter: time.Second}
-	MaxPodConcurrentReconciles = 4
+	MaxPodConcurrentReconciles = 10
 )
 
 // Reconcile handles create/update/delete event by delegating the request to the  handler