diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java
index 5dd576fa6ce53..1ca477942cdf6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public AbstractSearchAsyncAction<? extends SearchPhaseResult> asyncSearchAction(
                     clusterState,
                     task,
                     new ArraySearchPhaseResults<>(shardsIts.size()),
-                    1,
+                    searchRequest.getMaxConcurrentShardRequests(),
                     clusters
                 ) {
                     @Override