diff --git a/arangod/V8Server/V8DealerFeature.h b/arangod/V8Server/V8DealerFeature.h
index 5e25b6457d..edb148e05d 100644
--- a/arangod/V8Server/V8DealerFeature.h
+++ b/arangod/V8Server/V8DealerFeature.h
@@ -104,10 +104,8 @@ class V8DealerFeature final : public application_features::ApplicationFeature {
       TRI_vocbase_t*);
 
   void setMinimumContexts(size_t nr) { 
-    _nrMinContexts = nr; 
-    // max contexts must not be lower than min contexts
-    if (_nrMinContexts > _nrMaxContexts) {
-      _nrMaxContexts = nr;
+    if (nr > _nrMinContexts) {
+      _nrMinContexts = nr; 
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/utils/generateExamples.js b/utils/generateExamples.js
index 86d8fc6139..25e1b4df2c 100644
--- a/utils/generateExamples.js
+++ b/utils/generateExamples.js
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ function main(argv) {
     serverArgs["log.file"] = fs.join(tmpDataDir, "log");
     serverArgs["server.authentication"] = "false";
     serverArgs["server.endpoint"] = serverEndpoint;
-    serverArgs["server.threads"] = "3";
 
     print("================================================================================");
     print(ARANGOD);