diff --git a/utils/config/defaults.go b/utils/config/defaults.go
index f0677bd..7280014 100644
--- a/utils/config/defaults.go
+++ b/utils/config/defaults.go
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ var max_concurrency = Default{
 	mandatory:      false,
 	validationType: CONFIG_RANGE}
 
+var recover_max_concurrency = Default{
+	key:            "recover_max_concurrency",
+	section:        SECTION_BACKINT,
+	defaultValue:   "0",
+	mandatory:      false,
+	validationType: CONFIG_INT}
+
 var multipart_chunksize = Default{
 	key:            "multipart_chunksize",
 	section:        SECTION_BACKINT,
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ var configDefaults = []Default{
 	endpoint_url,
 	ibm_auth_endpoint,
 	max_concurrency,
+	recover_max_concurrency,
 	multipart_chunksize,
 	remove_key_prefix,
 	additional_key_prefix,
diff --git a/utils/config/getter.go b/utils/config/getter.go
index fca34c5..ed96382 100644
--- a/utils/config/getter.go
+++ b/utils/config/getter.go
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ func (b BackintConfigT) ObjectLockRetentionPeriod() string {
 	return b.Get("object_lock_retention_period")
 }
 
+/*
+Getting the max concurrency for recovery
+If set to 0, we take the value from max_concurrency
+*/
+func (b BackintConfigT) RecoverMaxConcurrency() int {
+	rmc := global.ToInteger(b.Get("recover_max_concurrency"))
+	if rmc == 0 {
+		return global.ToInteger(b.Get("max_concurrency"))
+	}
+	return rmc
+}
+
 /*
 Getting the region
 */
diff --git a/utils/cos/download.go b/utils/cos/download.go
index f74c80b..c8c0847 100644
--- a/utils/cos/download.go
+++ b/utils/cos/download.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Download(s3Client *s3.S3, element CosObject) Result {
 	downloadPartsResults := make(chan DownloadPartResult, numParts)
 
 	// Make sure that not more than the maximum number run concurrently
-	sem := make(chan struct{}, config.BackintConfig.MaxConcurrency())
+	sem := make(chan struct{}, config.BackintConfig.RecoverMaxConcurrency())
 
 	// Map containing the parts which are already downloaded
 	// but could not yet be written to pipe.
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ func Download(s3Client *s3.S3, element CosObject) Result {
 	partsNotYetWritten := make(ByteMap)
 
 	// Downloading parts asynchronously
-	// (limited by value of maxConcurrency)
+	// (limited by value of RecoverMaxConcurrency)
 	for _, downloadPart := range downloadParts {
 		wgGetObject.Add(1)
-		sem <- struct{}{} // block if maxConcurrency reached
+		sem <- struct{}{} // block if RecoverMaxConcurrency reached
 
 		downloadSingle := DownloadSingePart{
 			fifo:               fifo,
diff --git a/utils/cos/tools.go b/utils/cos/tools.go
index 9793829..7b50b54 100644
--- a/utils/cos/tools.go
+++ b/utils/cos/tools.go
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ func writeDataToPipe(fifo *os.File, data []byte, nextIndex *int64, pipeBufferSiz
 				fifo.Name(),
 				errors.New("Timeout")),
 			)
-			return false
+			global.Logger.Fatal("Stopping execution immediately.")
+			os.Exit(1)
+			// return false
 		case err := <-written:
 			if err != nil {
 				global.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf(