diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidparts.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidparts.py
index dea014191c8ac428c53e8e01e91c197ba235b592..282b463becdd90a9f9ab93b46a8119edb2d10ce6 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidparts.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidparts.py
@@ -725,5 +725,5 @@ def mkLLOIDmulti(pipeline, detectors, banks, psd, psd_fft_length = 32, ht_gate_t
 		for bank_id, head in itacac_dict.items():
 			# FIXME Not sure why we need a queue here, but without
 			# the queue one injection job in ~5000 hangs
-			itacac_dict[bank_id] = pipeparts.mkprogressreport(pipeline, pipeparts.mkqueue(pipeline, head, max_size_buffers = 10, max_size_bytes = 0, max_size_time = 0), "progress_xml_bank_%s" % bank_id)
+			itacac_dict[bank_id] = pipeparts.mkprogressreport(pipeline, pipeparts.mkqueue(pipeline, head, max_size_buffers = 1, max_size_bytes = 0, max_size_time = 0), "progress_xml_bank_%s" % bank_id)
 	return itacac_dict