diff --git a/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_background/server_config.py b/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_background/server_config.py
index beea6d4..c12fe2e 100644
--- a/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_background/server_config.py
+++ b/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_background/server_config.py
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 # Windows Named Pipe Server Configuration
 NAMED_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192
 DEFAULT_NAMED_PIPE_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = 5000
+# This number must be >= 2, one instance is for normal operation communication
+# and the other one is for immediate shutdown communication
+DEFAULT_MAX_NAMED_PIPE_INSTANCES = 2
diff --git a/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_named_pipe/named_pipe_helper.py b/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_named_pipe/named_pipe_helper.py
index 1b908a1..41bbfc1 100644
--- a/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_named_pipe/named_pipe_helper.py
+++ b/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_named_pipe/named_pipe_helper.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 import os
 
 
-from openjd.adaptor_runtime._background.server_config import NAMED_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE
+from openjd.adaptor_runtime._background.server_config import (
+    NAMED_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE,
+    DEFAULT_MAX_NAMED_PIPE_INSTANCES,
+)
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ def create_named_pipe_server(pipe_name: str, time_out_in_seconds: float) -> Opti
             # A bi-directional pipe; both server and client processes can read from and write to the pipe.
             win32pipe.PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX,
             win32pipe.PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | win32pipe.PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | win32pipe.PIPE_WAIT,
-            win32pipe.PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES,
+            DEFAULT_MAX_NAMED_PIPE_INSTANCES,
             NAMED_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE,  # nOutBufferSize
             NAMED_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE,  # nInBufferSize
             time_out_in_seconds,