diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/autoconfigure/web/servlet/GraphQLWebAutoConfiguration.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/autoconfigure/web/servlet/GraphQLWebAutoConfiguration.java
index c02edeba..5ec31ec9 100644
--- a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/autoconfigure/web/servlet/GraphQLWebAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/autoconfigure/web/servlet/GraphQLWebAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public GraphQLConfiguration graphQLServletConfiguration(
         .asyncTimeout(asyncTimeout)
         .with(asyncTaskDecorator)
         .asyncCorePoolSize(asyncServletProperties.getThreads().getMin())
-        .asyncCorePoolSize(asyncServletProperties.getThreads().getMax())
+        .asyncMaxPoolSize(asyncServletProperties.getThreads().getMax())
         .with(asyncExecutor)
         .build();
   }