diff --git a/docs/source/about/advanced_usage.rst b/docs/source/about/advanced_usage.rst
index 975e8807..fe603e38 100644
--- a/docs/source/about/advanced_usage.rst
+++ b/docs/source/about/advanced_usage.rst
@@ -975,19 +975,19 @@ keybindings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 **Description**
-   Minimum number of threads used for software encoding.
+   Minimum number of CPU threads used for encoding.
 
    .. note:: Increasing the value slightly reduces encoding efficiency, but the tradeoff is usually worth it to gain
       the use of more CPU cores for encoding. The ideal value is the lowest value that can reliably encode at your
       desired streaming settings on your hardware.
 
 **Default**
-   ``1``
+   ``2``
 
 **Example**
    .. code-block:: text
 
-      min_threads = 1
+      min_threads = 2
 
 `hevc_mode <https://localhost:47990/config/#hevc_mode>`__
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 7418fc0c..2bdc0e4e 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace config {
     0,  // hevc_mode
     0,  // av1_mode
 
-    1,  // min_threads
+    2,  // min_threads
     {
       "superfast"s,  // preset
       "zerolatency"s,  // tune
diff --git a/src_assets/common/assets/web/config.html b/src_assets/common/assets/web/config.html
index a6a26670..e9d866dd 100644
--- a/src_assets/common/assets/web/config.html
+++ b/src_assets/common/assets/web/config.html
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@
 
         <!-- Min Threads -->
         <div class="mb-3">
-          <label for="min_threads" class="form-label">Minimum Software Encoding Thread Count</label>
-          <input type="number" class="form-control" id="min_threads" placeholder="1" min="1" v-model="config.min_threads" />
+          <label for="min_threads" class="form-label">Minimum CPU Thread Count</label>
+          <input type="number" class="form-control" id="min_threads" placeholder="2" min="1" v-model="config.min_threads" />
           <div class="form-text">
             Increasing the value slightly reduces encoding efficiency, but the tradeoff is usually<br>
             worth it to gain the use of more CPU cores for encoding. The ideal value is the lowest<br>
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@
               "channels": 1,
               "fec_percentage": 20,
               "qp": 28,
-              "min_threads": 1,
+              "min_threads": 2,
               "hevc_mode": 0,
               "av1_mode": 0,
               "capture": "",