diff --git a/colmena/task_server/funcx.py b/colmena/task_server/funcx.py
index 9f91dac..47d7484 100644
--- a/colmena/task_server/funcx.py
+++ b/colmena/task_server/funcx.py
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ class FuncXTaskServer(FutureBasedTaskServer):
     def __init__(self, methods: Dict[Callable, str],
                  funcx_client: FuncXClient,
                  queues: TaskServerQueues,
-                 timeout: Optional[int] = None):
+                 timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+                 batch_enabled: bool = True,
+                 batch_interval: float = 1.0,
+                 batch_size: int = 100):
         """
         Args:
             methods: Map of functions to the endpoint on which it will run
             funcx_client: Authenticated FuncX client
             queues: Queues used to communicate with thinker
             timeout: Timeout for requests from the task queue
+            batch_enabled: Whether to use FuncX's batch submission feature
+            batch_interval: Maximum time to wait between batch  submissions
+            batch_size: Maximum number of task request to receive before submitting
         """
         super(FuncXTaskServer, self).__init__(queues, timeout)
 
@@ -63,8 +69,13 @@ def __init__(self, methods: Dict[Callable, str],
             # Store the FuncX information for the function
             self.registered_funcs[func_name] = (new_func, endpoint)
 
-        # Create the executor and queue of tasks to be submitted back to the user
-        self.fx_exec = FuncXExecutor(self.fx_client)
+        # Placeholder for the executor and queue of tasks to be submitted back to the user
+        self.fx_exec: Optional[FuncXExecutor] = None
+        self._batch_options = dict(
+            batch_enabled=batch_enabled,
+            batch_size=batch_size,
+            batch_interval=batch_interval
+        )
 
     def perform_callback(self, future: Future, result: Result, topic: str):
         # Check if the failure was due to a ManagerLost
@@ -87,5 +98,13 @@ def _submit(self, task: Result, topic: str) -> Future:
         logger.info(f'Submitted {task.method} to run on {endp_id}')
         return future
 
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        # Creates a FuncX executor only once the thread has been launched
+        self.fx_exec = FuncXExecutor(self.fx_client, **self._batch_options)
+        logger.info('Created a FuncX executor')
+
+        # Now start running tasks
+        super().run()
+
     def _cleanup(self):
         self.fx_exec.shutdown()
diff --git a/colmena/task_server/tests/test_funcx.py b/colmena/task_server/tests/test_funcx.py
index f7f0e9c..ad53640 100644
--- a/colmena/task_server/tests/test_funcx.py
+++ b/colmena/task_server/tests/test_funcx.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def register_function(self, new_func, function_name: str, description: str, sear
         return uuid
 
 
+# TODO (wardlt): This mocked version does not mimic the real versions' multi-threaded nature, which
+#  means it does not suffer the same problems when being copied over to a subprocess
 class FakeExecutor:
     """Faked FuncXExecutor that generates "futures" but does not communicate with FuncX"""
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c49b512..77c0ec8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
     long_description=long_desc,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     install_requires=install_requires,
-    python_requires=">=3.6.*",
+    python_requires=">=3.7.*",
     extras_require={
-        'funcx': ['funcx>=0.3.4', 'globus_sdk<3']  # TODO (wardlt): Remove Globus SDK version pinning once FuncX supports v3
+        'funcx': ['funcx>=1']
     },
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",