diff --git a/lib/swift b/lib/swift
index 5ff6055210..3bf2b7804f 100644
--- a/lib/swift
+++ b/lib/swift
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ EOF
         iniuncomment ${swift_node_config} DEFAULT log_facility
         iniset ${swift_node_config} DEFAULT log_facility LOG_LOCAL${log_facility}
 
+        iniuncomment ${SWIFT_CONFIG_PROXY_SERVER} DEFAULT workers
+        iniset ${SWIFT_CONFIG_PROXY_SERVER} DEFAULT workers 1
+
         iniuncomment ${swift_node_config} DEFAULT disable_fallocate
         iniset ${swift_node_config} DEFAULT disable_fallocate true