diff --git a/src/Luna.jl b/src/Luna.jl
index e1cafe10..18d194f3 100644
--- a/src/Luna.jl
+++ b/src/Luna.jl
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ end
 
 Dictionary of global settings for `Luna`.
 """
-settings = Dict{String, Any}("fftw_flag" => FFTW.PATIENT)
+settings = Dict{String, Any}("fftw_flag" => FFTW.PATIENT,
+                             "fftw_threads" => 0)
 
 """
     set_fftw_mode(mode)
@@ -58,6 +59,21 @@ function set_fftw_mode(mode)
     settings["fftw_flag"] = flag
 end
 
+"""
+    set_fftw_threads(nthr)
+
+Set number of threads to be used by FFTW. If set to `0`, the number of threads used by 
+FFTW is determined automatically (see [`Utils.FFTWthreads()`](@ref))
+"""
+function set_fftw_threads(nthr=0)
+    settings["fftw_threads"] = nthr
+    FFTW.set_num_threads(Utils.FFTWthreads())
+end
+
+function __init__()
+    set_fftw_threads()
+end
+
 include("Utils.jl")
 include("Scans.jl")
 include("Output.jl")
diff --git a/src/Utils.jl b/src/Utils.jl
index 374d3171..dad9fc76 100644
--- a/src/Utils.jl
+++ b/src/Utils.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Logging
 import LibGit2
 import Pidfile: mkpidlock
 import HDF5
-import Luna: @hlock
+import Luna: @hlock, settings
 
 function git_commit()
     try
@@ -60,8 +60,17 @@ function sourcecode()
     return out
 end
 
+function FFTWthreads()
+    if Threads.nthreads() == 1
+        1
+    else
+        settings["fftw_threads"] == 0 ? 4*Threads.nthreads() : settings["fftw_threads"]
+    end
+end
+
 function loadFFTwisdom()
-    fpath = joinpath(cachedir(), "FFTWcache")
+    FFTW.set_num_threads(FFTWthreads())
+    fpath = joinpath(cachedir(), "FFTWcache_$(FFTWthreads())threads")
     lockpath = joinpath(cachedir(), "FFTWlock")
     isdir(cachedir()) || mkpath(cachedir())
     if isfile(fpath)
@@ -69,17 +78,13 @@ function loadFFTwisdom()
         pidlock = mkpidlock(lockpath)
         ret = FFTW.import_wisdom(fpath)
         close(pidlock)
-        success = (ret != 0)
-        Logging.@info(success ? "FFTW wisdom loaded" : "Loading FFTW wisdom failed")
-        return success
     else
         Logging.@info("No FFTW wisdom found")
-        return false
     end
 end
 
 function saveFFTwisdom()
-    fpath = joinpath(cachedir(), "FFTWcache")
+    fpath = joinpath(cachedir(), "FFTWcache_$(FFTWthreads())threads")
     lockpath = joinpath(cachedir(), "FFTWlock")
     pidlock = mkpidlock(lockpath)
     isfile(fpath) && rm(fpath)