diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 04d4713ac0..bf76918623 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /etc/fedora-messaging
           readOnly: true
         env:
+        - name: GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS
+          value: >-
+            --workers=3
+            --threads=6
+            --timeout=90
         - name: DATABASE_PASSWORD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef: