diff --git a/cuebot/build.gradle b/cuebot/build.gradle
index d4f00e193..4f93bd229 100644
--- a/cuebot/build.gradle
+++ b/cuebot/build.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '26.0-android'
     compile group: 'com.sun.mail', name: 'mailapi', version: '1.5.4'
     compile group: 'commons-lang', name: 'commons-lang', version: '2.6'
-    compile group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-all', version: '1.14.0'
+    compile group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-all', version: '1.36.2'
     compile group: 'org.apache.activemq', name: 'activemq-pool', version: activemqVersion
     compile group: 'org.apache.velocity', name: 'velocity', version: '1.7'
     compile group: 'org.jdom', name: 'jdom', version: '1.1.3'
diff --git a/cuebot/src/main/java/com/imageworks/spcue/rqd/RqdClientGrpc.java b/cuebot/src/main/java/com/imageworks/spcue/rqd/RqdClientGrpc.java
index 6aa6866ea..d9ad91cfd 100644
--- a/cuebot/src/main/java/com/imageworks/spcue/rqd/RqdClientGrpc.java
+++ b/cuebot/src/main/java/com/imageworks/spcue/rqd/RqdClientGrpc.java
@@ -53,21 +53,27 @@ public final class RqdClientGrpc implements RqdClient {
 
     private final int rqdCacheSize;
     private final int rqdCacheExpiration;
+    private final int rqdCacheConcurrency;
     private final int rqdServerPort;
+    private final int rqdTaskDeadlineSeconds;
     private LoadingCache<String, ManagedChannel> channelCache;
 
     private boolean testMode = false;
 
 
-    public RqdClientGrpc(int rqdServerPort, int rqdCacheSize, int rqdCacheExpiration) {
+    public RqdClientGrpc(int rqdServerPort, int rqdCacheSize, int rqdCacheExpiration,
+                         int rqdCacheConcurrency, int rqdTaskDeadline) {
         this.rqdServerPort = rqdServerPort;
         this.rqdCacheSize = rqdCacheSize;
         this.rqdCacheExpiration = rqdCacheExpiration;
+        this.rqdCacheConcurrency = rqdCacheConcurrency;
+        this.rqdTaskDeadlineSeconds = rqdTaskDeadline;
     }
 
     private void buildChannelCache() {
         this.channelCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
                 .maximumSize(rqdCacheSize)
+                .concurrencyLevel(rqdCacheConcurrency)
                 .expireAfterAccess(rqdCacheExpiration, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
                 .removalListener(new RemovalListener<String, ManagedChannel>() {
                     @Override
@@ -80,8 +86,9 @@ public void onRemoval(RemovalNotification<String, ManagedChannel> removal){
                         new CacheLoader<String, ManagedChannel>() {
                             @Override
                             public ManagedChannel load(String host) throws Exception {
-                                ManagedChannelBuilder<?> channelBuilder = ManagedChannelBuilder.forAddress(
-                                        host, rqdServerPort).usePlaintext();
+                                ManagedChannelBuilder<?> channelBuilder = ManagedChannelBuilder
+                                        .forAddress(host, rqdServerPort)
+                                        .usePlaintext();
                                 return channelBuilder.build();
                             }
                         });
@@ -92,7 +99,9 @@ private RqdInterfaceGrpc.RqdInterfaceBlockingStub getStub(String host) throws Ex
             buildChannelCache();
         }
         ManagedChannel channel = channelCache.get(host);
-        return RqdInterfaceGrpc.newBlockingStub(channel);
+        return RqdInterfaceGrpc
+                .newBlockingStub(channel)
+                .withDeadlineAfter(rqdTaskDeadlineSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     private RunningFrameGrpc.RunningFrameBlockingStub getRunningFrameStub(String host) throws ExecutionException {
@@ -100,7 +109,9 @@ private RunningFrameGrpc.RunningFrameBlockingStub getRunningFrameStub(String hos
             buildChannelCache();
         }
         ManagedChannel channel = channelCache.get(host);
-        return RunningFrameGrpc.newBlockingStub(channel);
+        return RunningFrameGrpc
+                .newBlockingStub(channel)
+                .withDeadlineAfter(rqdTaskDeadlineSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     public void setHostLock(HostInterface host, LockState lock) {
diff --git a/cuebot/src/main/resources/conf/spring/applicationContext-service.xml b/cuebot/src/main/resources/conf/spring/applicationContext-service.xml
index 24bd94195..5f1738d69 100644
--- a/cuebot/src/main/resources/conf/spring/applicationContext-service.xml
+++ b/cuebot/src/main/resources/conf/spring/applicationContext-service.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
     <constructor-arg index="2" type="int">
       <value>${grpc.rqd_cache_expiration}</value>
     </constructor-arg>
+    <constructor-arg index="3" type="int">
+      <value>${grpc.rqd_cache_concurrency}</value>
+    </constructor-arg>
+    <constructor-arg index="4" type="int">
+      <value>${grpc.rqd_task_deadline}</value>
+    </constructor-arg>
   </bean>
 
   <bean id="launchQueue" class="org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor">
diff --git a/cuebot/src/main/resources/opencue.properties b/cuebot/src/main/resources/opencue.properties
index 82404ee1c..4df5d601f 100644
--- a/cuebot/src/main/resources/opencue.properties
+++ b/cuebot/src/main/resources/opencue.properties
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ grpc.cue_port=${CUEBOT_GRPC_CUE_PORT:8443}
 grpc.rqd_server_port=${CUEBOT_GRPC_RQD_SERVER_PORT:8444}
 grpc.max_message_bytes=104857600
 # Number of entries allowed in the RQD channel cache
-grpc.rqd_cache_size=500
+grpc.rqd_cache_size=2000
 # RQD Channel Cache Expiration in Minutes
-grpc.rqd_cache_expiration=30
+grpc.rqd_cache_expiration=5
+# RQD Channel Cache expected concurrency
+grpc.rqd_cache_concurrency=20
+# RQD Channel task deadline in seconds
+grpc.rqd_task_deadline=10
 
 # Whether or not to enable publishing to a messaging topic.
 # Set to a boolean value. See com/imageworks/spcue/services/JmsMover.java.
diff --git a/cuebot/src/test/resources/opencue.properties b/cuebot/src/test/resources/opencue.properties
index 38dc15ea9..5ac924592 100644
--- a/cuebot/src/test/resources/opencue.properties
+++ b/cuebot/src/test/resources/opencue.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ grpc.max_message_bytes=104857600
 grpc.rqd_cache_size=500
 # RQD Channel Cache Expiration in Minutes
 grpc.rqd_cache_expiration=30
+# RQD Channel Cache expected concurrency
+grpc.rqd_cache_concurrency=20
+# RQD Channel task deadline in seconds
+grpc.rqd_task_deadline=10
 
 log.frame-log-root=/arbitraryLogDirectory