diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 52ed09a..94e7576 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ typedef struct  {
     char* htdocs;
     char* tmpdir;
     dictionary rules;
+    int backlog;
 }config_t;
 
 extern config_t server_config; 
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diff --git a/http_server.c b/http_server.c
index cc25984..b88bf84 100644
--- a/http_server.c
+++ b/http_server.c
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ int startup(unsigned *port)
 			error_die("getsockname");
 		*port = ntohs(name.sin_port);
 	}
-	if (listen(httpd, 5) < 0)
+	printf("back log is %d\n", server_config.backlog);
+	if (listen(httpd, server_config.backlog) < 0)
 		error_die("listen");
 	return(httpd);
 }
diff --git a/httpd.c b/httpd.c
index eccc24b..ee4d25f 100644
--- a/httpd.c
+++ b/httpd.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ static int config_handler(void* conf, const char* section, const char* name,
         pconfig->htdocs = strdup(value);
     } else if(MATCH("SERVER", "tmpdir")) {
         pconfig->tmpdir = strdup(value);
+    }
+	 else if(MATCH("SERVER", "backlog")) {
+        pconfig->backlog = atoi(value);
     }
 	else if (strcmp(section, "RULES") == 0)
 	{
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ void load_config(const char* file)
 	server_config.db_path = "databases/";
 	server_config.htdocs = "htdocs";
 	server_config.tmpdir = "tmp";
+	server_config.backlog = 100;
 	server_config.rules = dict();
 	if (ini_parse(file, config_handler, &server_config) < 0) {
 		LOG("Can't load '%s'\n. Used defaut configuration", file);