diff --git a/network/src/main/scala/no/ndla/network/tapir/Routes.scala b/network/src/main/scala/no/ndla/network/tapir/Routes.scala
index 9d795fed5..08d76d9d9 100644
--- a/network/src/main/scala/no/ndla/network/tapir/Routes.scala
+++ b/network/src/main/scala/no/ndla/network/tapir/Routes.scala
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ trait Routes[F[_]] {
     }
 
     def startJdkServer(name: String, port: Int)(warmupFunc: => Unit): IO[Unit] = {
-//      val executor: ExecutorService = Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor()
-      val executor: ExecutorService = Executors.newWorkStealingPool(100)
+      val executor: ExecutorService = Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor()
       val rejectInterceptor         = new RejectInterceptor[Id](NdlaRejectHandler[Id]())
       val exceptionInterceptor      = new ExceptionInterceptor[Id](NdlaExceptionHandler[Id]())
       val decodeFailureInterceptor  = new DecodeFailureInterceptor[Id](decodeFailureHandler)