diff --git a/manage-deployment.py b/manage-deployment.py
index c6e75330..518320e5 100755
--- a/manage-deployment.py
+++ b/manage-deployment.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def write_env():
 EXPRESS_SECRET="{express_secret}"
 CLICKHOUSE_USER="{clickhouse_user}"
 CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD="{clickhouse_password}"
+NUM_WORKERS=1
 SANDBOX_MODE="false"
 DISABLE_LOGGING_STATS="false"
     '''.strip()