diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef9e161..c4a902d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ final ZeebeRedis zeebeRedis = ZeebeRedis.newBuilder(redisClient)
         ...
 ```
 
+*Additional recommendations*
+
+When creating the Redis Client it is recommended to set an appropriate IO-ThreadPool-Size:
+
+```java
+var redisClient = RedisClient.create(
+        ClientResources.builder().ioThreadPoolSize(25).build(),
+        redisAddress);
+```
+
 ## Install
 
 ### Docker
@@ -212,6 +222,9 @@ zeebe:
           # Redis stream automatic cleanup of acknowledged messages. Default is false.   
           deleteAfterAcknowledge: false
 
+          # Redis Client IO-Thread-Pool-Size. Default is 25.
+          ioThreadPoolSize: 25
+
           # record serialization format: [protobuf|json]
           format: "protobuf"
 ```
diff --git a/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/ExporterConfiguration.java b/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/ExporterConfiguration.java
index 2421546..a40216c 100644
--- a/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/ExporterConfiguration.java
+++ b/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/ExporterConfiguration.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public class ExporterConfiguration {
 
   private boolean deleteAfterAcknowledge = false;
 
+  private int ioThreadPoolSize = 25;
+
   public long getCleanupCycleInSeconds() {
     return getEnv("CLEANUP_CYCLE_IN_SECONDS").map(Long::parseLong).orElse(cleanupCycleInSeconds);
   }
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ public boolean isDeleteAfterAcknowledge() {
     return getEnv("DELETE_AFTER_ACKNOWLEDGE").map(Boolean::parseBoolean).orElse(deleteAfterAcknowledge);
   }
 
+  public int getIoThreadPoolSize() {
+    return getEnv("IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE").map(Integer::parseInt).orElse(ioThreadPoolSize);
+  }
+
   public String getFormat() {
     return getEnv("FORMAT").orElse(format);
   }
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ public String toString() {
             ", minTimeToLiveInSeconds=" + getMinTimeToLiveInSeconds() +
             ", maxTimeToLiveInSeconds=" + getMaxTimeToLiveInSeconds() +
             ", deleteAfterAcknowledge=" + isDeleteAfterAcknowledge() +
+            ", ioThreadPoolSize=" + getIoThreadPoolSize() +
             ']';
   }
 }
diff --git a/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/RedisExporter.java b/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/RedisExporter.java
index 18c1c44..bd24372 100644
--- a/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/RedisExporter.java
+++ b/exporter/src/main/java/io/zeebe/redis/exporter/RedisExporter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import io.camunda.zeebe.protocol.record.Record;
 import io.lettuce.core.*;
 import io.lettuce.core.api.StatefulRedisConnection;
+import io.lettuce.core.resource.ClientResources;
 import io.zeebe.exporter.proto.RecordTransformer;
 import io.zeebe.exporter.proto.Schema;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -87,7 +88,9 @@ public void open(Controller controller) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Missing ZEEBE_REDIS_REMOTE_ADDRESS configuration.");
     }
 
-    redisClient = RedisClient.create(config.getRemoteAddress().get());
+    redisClient = RedisClient.create(
+            ClientResources.builder().ioThreadPoolSize(config.getIoThreadPoolSize()).build(),
+            config.getRemoteAddress().get());
     redisConnection = useProtoBuf ? redisClient.connect(new ProtobufCodec()) : redisClient.connect();
 
     logger.info("Successfully connected Redis exporter to {}", config.getRemoteAddress().get());