diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Bootstrap.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Bootstrap.kt
index c59d3f6c..242edc45 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Bootstrap.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Bootstrap.kt
@@ -18,19 +18,11 @@ import io.ktor.server.engine.embeddedServer
 import io.ktor.server.netty.Netty
 import io.ktor.util.KtorExperimentalAPI
 import io.prometheus.client.hotspot.DefaultExports
-import java.nio.file.Paths
-import java.time.Duration
-import java.util.Properties
-import java.util.UUID
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
-import kotlinx.coroutines.asCoroutineDispatcher
-import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import net.logstash.logback.argument.StructuredArguments
 import no.nav.helse.eiFellesformat.XMLEIFellesformat
 import no.nav.joarkjournalfoeringhendelser.JournalfoeringHendelseRecord
@@ -53,6 +45,10 @@ import no.nav.tjeneste.virksomhet.person.v3.binding.PersonV3
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+import java.time.Duration
+import java.util.*
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 const val STANDARD_NAV_ENHET = "0393"
 
@@ -62,8 +58,6 @@ fun doReadynessCheck(): Boolean {
 
 data class ApplicationState(var running: Boolean = true, var initialized: Boolean = false)
 
-val coroutineContext = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1).asCoroutineDispatcher()
-
 val log: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger("nav.syfo.papirmottak")
 
 val objectMapper: ObjectMapper = ObjectMapper().apply {
@@ -73,7 +67,7 @@ val objectMapper: ObjectMapper = ObjectMapper().apply {
 }
 
 @KtorExperimentalAPI
-fun main() = runBlocking(coroutineContext) {
+fun main() {
     val env = Environment()
     val credentials =
         objectMapper.readValue<VaultCredentials>(Paths.get("/var/run/secrets/nais.io/vault/credentials.json").toFile())
@@ -141,8 +135,8 @@ fun main() = runBlocking(coroutineContext) {
     })
 }
 
-fun CoroutineScope.createListener(applicationState: ApplicationState, action: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit): Job =
-        launch {
+fun createListener(applicationState: ApplicationState, action: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit): Job =
+        GlobalScope.launch {
             try {
                 action()
             } catch (e: TrackableException) {
@@ -153,22 +147,18 @@ fun CoroutineScope.createListener(applicationState: ApplicationState, action: su
         }
 
 @KtorExperimentalAPI
-suspend fun CoroutineScope.launchListeners(
+fun launchListeners(
     env: Environment,
     applicationState: ApplicationState,
     consumerProperties: Properties,
     behandlingService: BehandlingService
 ) {
-    val journalfoeringHendelseListeners = 0.until(env.applicationThreads).map {
-        val kafkaconsumerJournalfoeringHendelse = KafkaConsumer<String, JournalfoeringHendelseRecord>(consumerProperties)
-        kafkaconsumerJournalfoeringHendelse.subscribe(listOf(env.dokJournalfoeringV1Topic))
-
-        createListener(applicationState) {
-            blockingApplicationLogic(applicationState, kafkaconsumerJournalfoeringHendelse, behandlingService)
-        }
-    }.toList()
+    val kafkaconsumerJournalfoeringHendelse = KafkaConsumer<String, JournalfoeringHendelseRecord>(consumerProperties)
+    kafkaconsumerJournalfoeringHendelse.subscribe(listOf(env.dokJournalfoeringV1Topic))
 
-    journalfoeringHendelseListeners.forEach { it.join() }
+    createListener(applicationState) {
+        blockingApplicationLogic(applicationState, kafkaconsumerJournalfoeringHendelse, behandlingService)
+    }
 }
 
 @KtorExperimentalAPI
@@ -176,7 +166,7 @@ suspend fun blockingApplicationLogic(
     applicationState: ApplicationState,
     consumer: KafkaConsumer<String, JournalfoeringHendelseRecord>,
     behandlingService: BehandlingService
-) = coroutineScope {
+) {
     while (applicationState.running) {
         consumer.poll(Duration.ofMillis(0)).forEach { consumerRecord ->
             val journalfoeringHendelseRecord = consumerRecord.value()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Environment.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Environment.kt
index e811f678..6e0f7ce0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Environment.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/Environment.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import no.nav.syfo.kafka.KafkaCredentials
 
 data class Environment(
     val applicationPort: Int = getEnvVar("APPLICATION_PORT", "8080").toInt(),
-    val applicationThreads: Int = getEnvVar("APPLICATION_THREADS", "1").toInt(),
     val applicationName: String = getEnvVar("NAIS_APP_NAME", "syfosmpapirmottak"),
     override val kafkaBootstrapServers: String = getEnvVar("KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_URL"),
     val dokJournalfoeringV1Topic: String = getEnvVar("DOK_JOURNALFOERING_V1_TOPIC"),
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/service/BehandlingService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/service/BehandlingService.kt
index 3194d173..965cf847 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/service/BehandlingService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/service/BehandlingService.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package no.nav.syfo.service
 
 import io.ktor.util.KtorExperimentalAPI
-import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import net.logstash.logback.argument.StructuredArguments
 import net.logstash.logback.argument.StructuredArguments.fields
 import no.nav.joarkjournalfoeringhendelser.JournalfoeringHendelseRecord
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ class BehandlingService constructor(
         journalfoeringEvent: JournalfoeringHendelseRecord,
         loggingMeta: LoggingMeta,
         sykmeldingId: String
-    ) = coroutineScope {
+    ) {
         wrapExceptions(loggingMeta) {
             val journalpostId = journalfoeringEvent.journalpostId.toString()
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/KafkaITSpek.kt b/src/test/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/KafkaITSpek.kt
index 11d9076a..3c277785 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/KafkaITSpek.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/no/nav/syfo/KafkaITSpek.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ object KafkaITSpek : Spek({
     val config = Environment(
             applicationPort = getRandomPort(),
             kafkaBootstrapServers = embeddedEnvironment.brokersURL,
-            applicationThreads = 1,
             safV1Url = "saf/api",
             applicationName = "syfosmpapirmottak",
             aktoerregisterV1Url = "aktorurl",