diff --git a/crystal/pacman.conf b/crystal/pacman.conf
index f750078..49c07f6 100644
--- a/crystal/pacman.conf
+++ b/crystal/pacman.conf
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ ILoveCandy
 # We cannot check disk space from within a chroot environment
 #CheckSpace
 #VerbosePkgLists
+ParallelDownloads = 3
 
 # By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring
 # trusts (see pacman-key and its man page), as well as unsigned packages.