diff --git a/spring-5-mvc/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/SseEmitterController.java b/spring-5-mvc/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/SseEmitterController.java
index 944aec25595d..b11c93fb0868 100644
--- a/spring-5-mvc/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/SseEmitterController.java
+++ b/spring-5-mvc/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/SseEmitterController.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 @Controller
 public class SseEmitterController {
-    private ExecutorService nonBlockingService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+    private ExecutorService nonBlockingService = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
 
     @GetMapping(Constants.API_SSE)
     public SseEmitter handleSse() {
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ public SseEmitter handleSse() {
         return emitter;
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}