diff --git a/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb b/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb
index 1ee6f0958..90cd53e05 100644
--- a/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/diaspora_federation.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ DiasporaFederation.configure do |config|
 
   config.certificate_authorities = AppConfig.environment.certificate_authorities.get
 
+  config.http_concurrency = AppConfig.settings.typhoeus_concurrency.to_i
+  config.http_verbose = AppConfig.settings.typhoeus_verbose?
+
   config.define_callbacks do
     on :fetch_person_for_webfinger do |diaspora_id|
       person = Person.where(diaspora_handle: diaspora_id, closed_account: false).where.not(owner: nil).first