diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
index 3a650430ef..583a883bfb 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
@@ -1091,9 +1091,9 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should disable thread pooling for h264 if thread limit is above 0', async () => {
+    it('should disable thread pooling for h264 if thread limit is 1', async () => {
       mediaMock.probe.mockResolvedValue(probeStub.matroskaContainer);
-      configMock.load.mockResolvedValue([{ key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_THREADS, value: 2 }]);
+      configMock.load.mockResolvedValue([{ key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_THREADS, value: 1 }]);
       assetMock.getByIds.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.video]);
       await sut.handleVideoConversion({ id: assetStub.video.id });
       expect(mediaMock.transcode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -1111,9 +1111,8 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
             '-v verbose',
             '-vf scale=-2:720,format=yuv420p',
             '-preset ultrafast',
-            '-threads 2',
-            '-x264-params "pools=none"',
-            '-x264-params "frame-threads=2"',
+            '-threads 1',
+            '-x264-params frame-threads=1:pools=none',
             '-crf 23',
           ],
           twoPass: false,
@@ -1148,10 +1147,10 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should disable thread pooling for hevc if thread limit is above 0', async () => {
+    it('should disable thread pooling for hevc if thread limit is 1', async () => {
       mediaMock.probe.mockResolvedValue(probeStub.videoStreamVp9);
       configMock.load.mockResolvedValue([
-        { key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_THREADS, value: 2 },
+        { key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_THREADS, value: 1 },
         { key: SystemConfigKey.FFMPEG_TARGET_VIDEO_CODEC, value: VideoCodec.HEVC },
       ]);
       assetMock.getByIds.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.video]);
@@ -1172,9 +1171,8 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
             '-v verbose',
             '-vf scale=-2:720,format=yuv420p',
             '-preset ultrafast',
-            '-threads 2',
-            '-x265-params "pools=none"',
-            '-x265-params "frame-threads=2"',
+            '-threads 1',
+            '-x265-params frame-threads=1:pools=none',
             '-crf 23',
           ],
           twoPass: false,
diff --git a/server/src/utils/media.ts b/server/src/utils/media.ts
index 5f1218766a..01ffbec48d 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/media.ts
@@ -343,27 +343,23 @@ export class ThumbnailConfig extends BaseConfig {
 
 export class H264Config extends BaseConfig {
   getThreadOptions() {
-    if (this.config.threads <= 0) {
-      return [];
+    const options = super.getThreadOptions();
+    if (this.config.threads === 1) {
+      options.push('-x264-params frame-threads=1:pools=none');
     }
-    return [
-      ...super.getThreadOptions(),
-      '-x264-params "pools=none"',
-      `-x264-params "frame-threads=${this.config.threads}"`,
-    ];
+
+    return options;
   }
 }
 
 export class HEVCConfig extends BaseConfig {
   getThreadOptions() {
-    if (this.config.threads <= 0) {
-      return [];
+    const options = super.getThreadOptions();
+    if (this.config.threads === 1) {
+      options.push('-x265-params frame-threads=1:pools=none');
     }
-    return [
-      ...super.getThreadOptions(),
-      '-x265-params "pools=none"',
-      `-x265-params "frame-threads=${this.config.threads}"`,
-    ];
+
+    return options;
   }
 }