diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/TileImageLoader.cs b/MapControl/Shared/TileImageLoader.cs
index 09173184..b0de7617 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/TileImageLoader.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/TileImageLoader.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace MapControl
         /// <summary>
         /// Maximum number of parallel tile loading tasks. The default value is 4.
         /// </summary>
-        public static int MaxLoadTasks { get; set; } = 1;
+        public static int MaxLoadTasks { get; set; } = 4;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Default expiration time for cached tile images. Used when no expiration time