diff --git a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
index 40724a1ee86..29781f5052c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ def initialize_bot(p_config):
     proxy_params = p_config.get(CONF_PROXY_PARAMS)
 
     if proxy_url is not None:
-        request = Request(con_pool_size=4, proxy_url=proxy_url,
+        request = Request(con_pool_size=8, proxy_url=proxy_url,
                           urllib3_proxy_kwargs=proxy_params)
     else:
-        request = Request(con_pool_size=4)
+        request = Request(con_pool_size=8)
     return Bot(token=api_key, request=request)