diff --git a/pointcloud_to_laserscan/src/pointcloud_to_laserscan_nodelet.cpp b/pointcloud_to_laserscan/src/pointcloud_to_laserscan_nodelet.cpp
index dc783d8e..256fddff 100644
--- a/pointcloud_to_laserscan/src/pointcloud_to_laserscan_nodelet.cpp
+++ b/pointcloud_to_laserscan/src/pointcloud_to_laserscan_nodelet.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace pointcloud_to_laserscan
     private_nh_.param<double>("range_max", range_max_, 4.0);
 
     int concurrency_level;
-    private_nh_.param<int>("concurrency_level", concurrency_level, true);
+    private_nh_.param<int>("concurrency_level", concurrency_level, 1);
     private_nh_.param<bool>("use_inf", use_inf_, true);
 
     //Check if explicitly single threaded, otherwise, let nodelet manager dictate thread pool size