diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 00261c1..e68ce2f 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const rabbitUrl = process.env.RABBITMQ_URL || "amqp://localhost";
 async function start() {
   const conn = await amqp.connect(rabbitUrl);
   const channel = await conn.createChannel();
+  await channel.prefetch(1);
   await channel.assertQueue(queueName);
 
   console.log(`🎧 Listening for messages on "${queueName}"...`);