diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/threadpool/ThreadPool.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/threadpool/ThreadPool.java
index 176b8fe945a0d..6fad8d6c7824b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/threadpool/ThreadPool.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/threadpool/ThreadPool.java
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public ThreadPool(
             new AutoQueueAdjustingExecutorBuilder(
                 settings,
                 Names.INDEX_SEARCHER,
-                allocatedProcessors,
+                twiceAllocatedProcessors(allocatedProcessors),
                 1000,
                 1000,
                 1000,