diff --git a/images/ckan/2.8/setup/app/start_ckan.sh b/images/ckan/2.8/setup/app/start_ckan.sh
index 8dcc548..cf28249 100755
--- a/images/ckan/2.8/setup/app/start_ckan.sh
+++ b/images/ckan/2.8/setup/app/start_ckan.sh
@@ -13,12 +13,9 @@ then
 fi
 
 # Set the common uwsgi options
-if [ ${UWSGI_PROC_NO} == "0" ] || [ ${UWSGI_PROC_NO} == "" ];
-  then
-    echo setting USWGI proc to 2
-    ${UWSGI_PROC_NO}=2
-fi
-UWSGI_OPTS="--socket /tmp/uwsgi.sock --uid 92 --gid 92 --http :5000 --master --enable-threads --paste config:/srv/app/production.ini --paste-logger /srv/app/production.ini --lazy-apps --gevent 2000 -p ${UWSGI_PROC_NO} -L --gevent-early-monkey-patch"
+echo "Starting UWSGI with '${UWSGI_PROC_NO:-2}' workers"
+
+UWSGI_OPTS="--socket /tmp/uwsgi.sock --uid 92 --gid 92 --http :5000 --master --enable-threads --paste config:/srv/app/production.ini --paste-logger /srv/app/production.ini --lazy-apps --gevent 2000 -p ${UWSGI_PROC_NO:-2} -L --gevent-early-monkey-patch"
 
 # Run the prerun script to init CKAN and create the default admin user
 python prerun.py || { echo '[CKAN prerun] FAILED. Exiting...' ; exit 1; }