diff --git a/programs/server/Server.cpp b/programs/server/Server.cpp
index 44ee5c87faf..7bb889afdce 100644
--- a/programs/server/Server.cpp
+++ b/programs/server/Server.cpp
@@ -1160,14 +1160,14 @@ int Server::main(const std::vector<std::string> & /*args*/)
             if (config->has("concurrent_threads_soft_limit_num"))
             {
                 auto value = config->getUInt64("concurrent_threads_soft_limit_num", 0);
-                if (value > 0)
-                    concurrent_threads_soft_limit = std::min(concurrent_threads_soft_limit, value);
+                if (value > 0 && value < concurrent_threads_soft_limit)
+                    concurrent_threads_soft_limit = value;
             }
             if (config->has("concurrent_threads_soft_limit_ratio_to_cores"))
             {
                 auto value = config->getUInt64("concurrent_threads_soft_limit_ratio_to_cores", 0) * std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
-                if (value > 0)
-                    concurrent_threads_soft_limit = std::min(concurrent_threads_soft_limit, value);
+                if (value > 0 && value < concurrent_threads_soft_limit)
+                    concurrent_threads_soft_limit = value;
             }
             ConcurrencyControl::instance().setMaxConcurrency(concurrent_threads_soft_limit);