diff --git a/Sources/Hummingbird/Configuration.swift b/Sources/Hummingbird/Configuration.swift
index 420b48709..7aac3e85d 100644
--- a/Sources/Hummingbird/Configuration.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hummingbird/Configuration.swift
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ public struct ApplicationConfiguration: Sendable {
     /// Defines the maximum length for the queue of pending connections
     public var backlog: Int
     /// This will affect how many connections the server accepts at any one time
-    public let serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt
+    public var serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt?
     /// This will affect how much is read from a connection at any one time
-    public let childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt
+    public var childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt?
     /// Allows socket to be bound to an address that is already in use.
     public var reuseAddress: Bool
     #if canImport(Network)
@@ -52,15 +52,16 @@ public struct ApplicationConfiguration: Sendable {
     ///   - backlog: the maximum length for the queue of pending connections.  If a connection request arrives with the queue full,
     ///         the client may receive an error with an indication of ECONNREFUSE
     ///   - serverMaxMessagesPerRead: This will affect how many connections the server accepts before waiting for notification of
-    ///         more. Setting this too high can flood the server with too much work.
-    ///   - childMaxMessagesPerRead: This will affect how much is read from a connection before waiting for notification of more
-    ///   - reuseAddress: Allows socket to be bound to an address that is already in use.
+    ///         more. Setting this too high can flood the server with too much work. DO NOT EDIT this unless you know what you are doing
+    ///   - childMaxMessagesPerRead: This will affect how much is read from a connection before waiting for notification of more. DO 
+    ///         NOT EDIT this unless you know what you are doing
+    ///   - reuseAddress: Allows socket to be bound to an address that is already in use. 
     public init(
         address: Address = .hostname(),
         serverName: String? = nil,
         backlog: Int = 256,
-        serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt = 8,
-        childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt = 1,
+        serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt? = nil,
+        childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt? = nil,
         reuseAddress: Bool = true
     ) {
         self.address = address
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ public struct ApplicationConfiguration: Sendable {
         self.tlsOptions = tlsOptions
         // The following are not used by Network framework
         self.backlog = 256
-        self.serverMaxMessagesPerRead = 8
-        self.childMaxMessagesPerRead = 1
+        self.serverMaxMessagesPerRead = nil
+        self.childMaxMessagesPerRead = nil
     }
 
     #endif
diff --git a/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/Server.swift b/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/Server.swift
index 77899b70e..83228b362 100644
--- a/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/Server.swift
+++ b/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/Server.swift
@@ -239,14 +239,19 @@ public actor Server<ChildChannel: ServerChildChannel>: Service {
     private nonisolated func createSocketsBootstrap(
         configuration: ServerConfiguration
     ) -> ServerBootstrap {
-        return ServerBootstrap(group: self.eventLoopGroup)
+        var bootstrap = ServerBootstrap(group: self.eventLoopGroup)
             // Specify backlog and enable SO_REUSEADDR for the server itself
             .serverChannelOption(ChannelOptions.backlog, value: numericCast(configuration.backlog))
             .serverChannelOption(ChannelOptions.socketOption(.so_reuseaddr), value: configuration.reuseAddress ? 1 : 0)
-            .serverChannelOption(ChannelOptions.maxMessagesPerRead, value: configuration.serverMaxMessagesPerRead)
             .childChannelOption(ChannelOptions.socketOption(.so_reuseaddr), value: configuration.reuseAddress ? 1 : 0)
-            .childChannelOption(ChannelOptions.maxMessagesPerRead, value: configuration.childMaxMessagesPerRead)
             .childChannelOption(ChannelOptions.allowRemoteHalfClosure, value: true)
+        if let serverMaxMessagesPerRead = configuration.serverMaxMessagesPerRead {
+            bootstrap = bootstrap.serverChannelOption(ChannelOptions.maxMessagesPerRead, value: serverMaxMessagesPerRead)
+        }
+        if let childMaxMessagesPerRead = configuration.childMaxMessagesPerRead {
+            bootstrap = bootstrap.serverChannelOption(ChannelOptions.maxMessagesPerRead, value: childMaxMessagesPerRead)
+        }
+        return bootstrap
     }
 
     #if canImport(Network)
diff --git a/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/ServerConfiguration.swift b/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/ServerConfiguration.swift
index fa3769e85..da026857f 100644
--- a/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/ServerConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Sources/HummingbirdCore/Server/ServerConfiguration.swift
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ import NIOCore
 /// HTTP server configuration
 public struct ServerConfiguration: Sendable {
     /// Bind address for server
-    public let address: Address
+    public var address: Address
     /// Server name to return in "server" header
-    public let serverName: String?
+    public var serverName: String?
     /// Defines the maximum length for the queue of pending connections
-    public let backlog: Int
+    public var backlog: Int
     /// This will affect how many connections the server accepts at any one time
-    public let serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt
+    public var serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt?
     /// This will affect how much is read from a connection at any one time
-    public let childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt
+    public var childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt?
     /// Allows socket to be bound to an address that is already in use.
-    public let reuseAddress: Bool
+    public var reuseAddress: Bool
     #if canImport(Network)
     /// TLS options for NIO Transport services
-    public let tlsOptions: TSTLSOptions
+    public var tlsOptions: TSTLSOptions
     #endif
 
     /// Initialize server configuration
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ public struct ServerConfiguration: Sendable {
     ///   - backlog: the maximum length for the queue of pending connections.  If a connection request arrives with the queue full,
     ///         the client may receive an error with an indication of ECONNREFUSE
     ///   - serverMaxMessagesPerRead: This will affect how many connections the server accepts before waiting for notification of
-    ///         more. Setting this too high can flood the server with too much work.
-    ///   - childMaxMessagesPerRead: This will affect how much is read from a connection before waiting for notification of more
-    ///   - reuseAddress: Allows socket to be bound to an address that is already in use.
+    ///         more. Setting this too high can flood the server with too much work. DO NOT EDIT this unless you know what you are doing
+    ///   - childMaxMessagesPerRead: This will affect how much is read from a connection before waiting for notification of more. DO NOT 
+    ///         EDIT this unless you know what you are doing
+    ///   - reuseAddress: Allows socket to be bound to an address that is already in use. 
     public init(
         address: Address = .hostname(),
         serverName: String? = nil,
         backlog: Int = 256,
-        serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt = 8,
-        childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt = 1,
+        serverMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt? = nil,
+        childMaxMessagesPerRead: UInt? = nil,
         reuseAddress: Bool = true
     ) {
         self.address = address
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ public struct ServerConfiguration: Sendable {
         self.tlsOptions = tlsOptions
         // The following are unsupported by transport services
         self.backlog = 256
-        self.serverMaxMessagesPerRead = 8
-        self.childMaxMessagesPerRead = 1
+        self.serverMaxMessagesPerRead = nil
+        self.childMaxMessagesPerRead = nil
     }
     #endif
 }