diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 2cb1cfa5..bcaa8a4b 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ sendStatusMessage: true
 newsGuildId:
 newsChannelId:
 newsChannelPublishWaitMilliSec: 1000
-http.timeoutSec: 30
+http:
+  timeoutSec: 30
+  thread.pool.size: 20
+  logging: NONE
 shardsTotal:
 shardIds:
 disableCommandUpdate: false
diff --git a/discord-connector/jda/build.gradle.kts b/discord-connector/jda/build.gradle.kts
index bb765aef..cb6aa335 100644
--- a/discord-connector/jda/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/discord-connector/jda/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.commons.text)
     implementation(libs.avaje.config)
     implementation(libs.avaje.slf4j)
+    implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:5.1.0")
 
     compileOnly(libs.lombok)
     annotationProcessor(libs.lombok)
diff --git a/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaClient.java b/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaClient.java
index 1a47a9fd..6dd9a55a 100644
--- a/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaClient.java
+++ b/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaClient.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Stopwatch;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ThreadFactoryBuilder;
 import de.janno.discord.connector.api.*;
 import io.avaje.config.Config;
 import lombok.NonNull;
@@ -33,7 +34,10 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.sharding.DefaultShardManagerBuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.sharding.ShardManager;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.utils.IOUtil;
+import okhttp3.ConnectionPool;
+import okhttp3.Dispatcher;
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+import okhttp3.logging.HttpLoggingInterceptor;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.core.scheduler.Scheduler;
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListSet;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -65,15 +71,34 @@ public JdaClient(@NonNull List<SlashCommand> slashCommands,
         final Stopwatch startStopwatch = Stopwatch.createStarted();
         final Scheduler scheduler = Schedulers.boundedElastic();
         final Set<Long> botInGuildIdSet = new ConcurrentSkipListSet<>();
-        final Duration timeout = Duration.of(Config.getLong("http.timeoutSec"), ChronoUnit.SECONDS);
+        final int CONCURRENCY_LEVEL = Config.getInt("http.thread.pool.size", 20);
+        final Duration timeout = Duration.of(Config.getLong("http.timeoutSec", 30), ChronoUnit.SECONDS);
+        ConnectionPool connectionPool = new ConnectionPool(CONCURRENCY_LEVEL, 5, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+        JdaMetrics.registerHttpClientConnectionPool(connectionPool, CONCURRENCY_LEVEL);
+        Dispatcher dispatcher = new Dispatcher(new ThreadPoolExecutor(8, 8,
+                1, TimeUnit.MINUTES,
+                new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(16),
+                new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("okhttp-dispatcher-%d").setDaemon(true).build(),
+                new ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy()));
+        dispatcher.setMaxRequestsPerHost(CONCURRENCY_LEVEL);
+        dispatcher.setMaxRequests(CONCURRENCY_LEVEL);
+        HttpLoggingInterceptor logging = new HttpLoggingInterceptor(log::debug);
+        logging.setLevel(logLevelFromString(Config.get("http.logging", "NONE")));
+
+        Config.onChange("http.logging", s -> logging.setLevel(logLevelFromString(s)));
+
         final OkHttpClient okHttpClient = IOUtil.newHttpClientBuilder()
                 .eventListener(JdaMetrics.getOkHttpEventListener())
+                .addInterceptor(logging)
                 .writeTimeout(timeout)
                 .readTimeout(timeout)
                 .connectTimeout(timeout)
+                .connectionPool(connectionPool)
+                .dispatcher(dispatcher)
+                .pingInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3))
+                .retryOnConnectionFailure(true)
                 .build();
 
-        JdaMetrics.registerHttpClient(okHttpClient);
         final String token = Config.get("token");
         if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(token)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing discord token");
@@ -238,6 +263,12 @@ public void onButtonInteraction(@NonNull ButtonInteractionEvent event) {
                 .registerSlashCommands(shards.getFirst(), disableCommandUpdate);
     }
 
+    private static HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level logLevelFromString(String level) {
+        return HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level.getEntries().stream()
+                .filter(l -> l.name().equals(level))
+                .findFirst().orElse(HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level.NONE);
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     static void onGuildReadyHandler(GuildReadyEvent event,
                                     Set<Long> botInGuildIdSet,
diff --git a/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaMetrics.java b/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaMetrics.java
index 3b2b647d..0899d6fc 100644
--- a/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaMetrics.java
+++ b/discord-connector/jda/src/main/java/de/janno/discord/connector/jda/JdaMetrics.java
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.binder.okhttp3.OkHttpMetricsEventListener;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDA;
+import okhttp3.ConnectionPool;
 import okhttp3.EventListener;
-import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ public class JdaMetrics {
     private static final String USER_LOCALE = "userLocale";
     private static final String SHARD_ID = "shardId";
 
-    public static void registerHttpClient(OkHttpClient client) {
-        new OkHttpConnectionPoolMetrics(client.connectionPool()).bindTo(globalRegistry);
+    public static void registerHttpClientConnectionPool(ConnectionPool connectionPool, int maxIdleConnections) {
+        new OkHttpConnectionPoolMetrics(connectionPool, "okhttp.pool", List.of(), maxIdleConnections).bindTo(globalRegistry);
     }
 
     public static void startGuildCountGauge(Set<Long> botInGuildIdSet) {