diff --git a/apps/musicseerr/tasks.py b/apps/musicseerr/tasks.py
index ef7d9e9..d19419a 100644
--- a/apps/musicseerr/tasks.py
+++ b/apps/musicseerr/tasks.py
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import logging
 import re
 import requests
 import json
+import threading
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from mutagen.mp3 import EasyMP3
 from mutagen.id3 import ID3
 from curl_cffi import requests as cf_requests
 
+DOWNLOAD_SEMAPHORE = threading.Semaphore(5)
+
 # Configure Logger
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger("musicseerr-tasks")
@@ -483,6 +486,11 @@ def symlink_existing_tracks(temp_dir: str):
 
 
 def run_download_task(task_id: str, query: str, proxy_url: str, jobs_dict: dict, chat_id: int = None):
+    with DOWNLOAD_SEMAPHORE:
+        _run_download_task_impl(task_id, query, proxy_url, jobs_dict, chat_id)
+
+
+def _run_download_task_impl(task_id: str, query: str, proxy_url: str, jobs_dict: dict, chat_id: int = None):
     """
     Core download manager task that runs in the background.
     """