diff --git a/conf/gunicorn_config.py b/conf/gunicorn_config.py
index 4d9d50499..ca8ad5363 100644
--- a/conf/gunicorn_config.py
+++ b/conf/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bind = 'unix:/tmp/gunicorn.sock'
-workers = 8
+workers = 16
 worker_class = 'gevent'
 timeout = 2000
 logconfig = 'conf/logging.conf'