diff --git a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java
index 3c41e20e27..591a703ca3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java
@@ -1,35 +1,44 @@
 package org.csanchez.jenkins.plugins.kubernetes;
 
 import hudson.Util;
+import hudson.util.NamingThreadFactory;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
 import hudson.slaves.NodeProvisioner;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * The default {@link PlannedNodeBuilder} implementation, in case there is other registered.
  */
 public class StandardPlannedNodeBuilder extends PlannedNodeBuilder {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.class.getName());
+    private static final int THREAD_POOL_SIZE = Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty("org.csanchez.jenkins.plugins.kubernetes.plannedNodeBuilderThreadPoolSize", "100"));
+    private static final ExecutorService EXECUTOR_SERVICE = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(THREAD_POOL_SIZE, new NamingThreadFactory(Executors.defaultThreadFactory(), "StandardPlannedNodeBuilderAgent"));
+
     @Override
     public NodeProvisioner.PlannedNode build() {
+        LOGGER.finer("Start build");
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
         KubernetesCloud cloud = getCloud();
         PodTemplate t = getTemplate();
-        CompletableFuture f;
-        String displayName;
-        try {
+        Future f = EXECUTOR_SERVICE.submit(() -> {
+            long insideThreadStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            LOGGER.fine("Creating agent");
             KubernetesSlave agent = KubernetesSlave
                     .builder()
                     .podTemplate(cloud.getUnwrappedTemplate(t))
                     .cloud(cloud)
                     .build();
-            displayName = agent.getDisplayName();
-            f = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(agent);
-        } catch (IOException | Descriptor.FormException e) {
-            displayName = null;
-            f = new CompletableFuture();
-            f.completeExceptionally(e);
-        }
-        return new NodeProvisioner.PlannedNode(Util.fixNull(displayName), f, getNumExecutors());
+            LOGGER.fine("Created agent in " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - insideThreadStart) + " milliseconds");
+            return agent;
+        });
+        LOGGER.finer("Created future after " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + " milliseconds");
+        NodeProvisioner.PlannedNode result = new NodeProvisioner.PlannedNode(Util.fixNull("Kubernetes Agent"), f, getNumExecutors());
+        LOGGER.finer("Exiting build after " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + " milliseconds");
+        return result;
     }
 }