diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6c3eb68..5af92b7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ services:
 #      - "CERTAUTH=optional" # Can be set to optional or on - Step 2 of https://github.com/MISP/MISP/tree/2.4/app/Plugin/CertAuth is still required
 #      - "SECURESSL=true" # Enable higher security SSL in nginx
 #      - "MISP_MODULES_FQDN=http://misp-modules" # Set the MISP Modules FQDN, used for Enrichment_services_url/Import_services_url/Export_services_url
+#      - "WORKERS=1" #If set to a value larger than 1 this will increase the number of parallel worker processes
   misp-modules:
     image: coolacid/misp-docker:modules-latest
     environment:
diff --git a/server/files/entrypoint_nginx.sh b/server/files/entrypoint_nginx.sh
index 7371159..1eb0f46 100755
--- a/server/files/entrypoint_nginx.sh
+++ b/server/files/entrypoint_nginx.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ init_misp_config(){
     /var/www/MISP/app/Console/cake Admin setSetting "Plugin.Export_services_url" "$MISP_MODULES_FQDN"
 
     /var/www/MISP/app/Console/cake Admin setSetting "Plugin.Cortex_services_enable" false
+
+    echo Change number of workers
+    if [ ! -z "$WORKERS" ] && [ "$WORKERS" -gt "1" ]; then
+        sed -i "s/start --interval/start -n $WORKERS --interval/" /var/www/MISP/app/Console/worker/start.sh
+    fi
 }
 
 init_misp_files(){