diff --git a/src/networking.cpp b/src/networking.cpp
index 078e03f82..e8e929a20 100644
--- a/src/networking.cpp
+++ b/src/networking.cpp
@@ -1405,6 +1405,8 @@ void acceptTLSHandler(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
         serverLog(LL_VERBOSE,"Accepted %s:%d", cip, cport);
 
         acceptOnThread(connCreateAcceptedTLS(cfd, g_pserver->tls_auth_clients), 0, cip);
+        if (aeLockContention() >= 2)
+            break;
     }
 }