diff --git a/repl b/repl
index 29f505e292..cbdfeb2662 100644
--- a/repl
+++ b/repl
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ val remoteConfig = try {
   } catch {
     case _: ClassNotFoundException => ""
   }
-val config=ConfigFactory.parseString("akka.daemonic=on" + remoteConfig)
+val config=ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+  akka.daemonic=on
+  akka.remote.netty {
+    use-dispatcher-for-io = akka.actor.default-dispatcher
+    execution-pool-size = 0
+  }
+""" + remoteConfig)
 val sys=ActorSystem("repl", config.withFallback(ConfigFactory.load())).asInstanceOf[ExtendedActorSystem]
 implicit val ec=sys.dispatcher
 import akka.util.duration._