diff --git a/rootfs/setup/start_ckan.sh b/rootfs/setup/start_ckan.sh
index dd8a8da..bac73a4 100755
--- a/rootfs/setup/start_ckan.sh
+++ b/rootfs/setup/start_ckan.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 python prerun.py
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then
-  gunicorn --log-file=- --paste production.ini
+  gunicorn --log-file=- -k gevent -w 4 --paste production.ini
 else
   echo "[prerun] failed...not starting CKAN."
 fi