diff --git a/atom b/atom
index bde01c2..2b008e1 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -1435,7 +1435,8 @@ then
 fi
 getConfig
 
-set -eH
+set -e
+set +H
 if (( debug ))
 then
 	cat <<-EOF
@@ -1838,7 +1839,7 @@ do
 		then
 			concurrencychange=$(date +%s)
 			(( --concurrency ))
-		elif (( load < maxload ))
+		elif (( load < maxload )) && (( active > concurrency - 1 ))
 		then
 			concurrencychange=$(date +%s)
 			(( ++concurrency ))