diff --git a/qurator/sbb_textline_detector/main.py b/qurator/sbb_textline_detector/main.py
index 8003646..fc62018 100644
--- a/qurator/sbb_textline_detector/main.py
+++ b/qurator/sbb_textline_detector/main.py
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ class textlineerkenner:
 
         slope_biggest=0#self.return_deskew_slop(img_int_p,sigma_des)
         
-        num_cores = cpu_count()
+        num_cores = 1  # XXX cpu_count()
         q = Queue()
         poly=Queue()
         box_sub=Queue()