diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/qa09.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/qa09.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 0a350b254d..2a97c352c5 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/qa09.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/qa09.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ nrpe_procs_warn: 700
 nrpe_procs_crit: 800
 eth0_ip: 10.5.124.239
 gw: 10.5.124.254
+# this is a powerful machine, can handle more openQA workers
+openqa_workers: 10