diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron_ovn_metadata_agent.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron_ovn_metadata_agent.ini.j2
index 591e8cde14..6775162116 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron_ovn_metadata_agent.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron_ovn_metadata_agent.ini.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ nova_metadata_port = {{ nova_metadata_port }}
 metadata_proxy_shared_secret = {{ metadata_secret }}
 log_file = neutron-ovn-metadata-agent.log
 log_dir = /var/log/kolla/neutron
+metadata_workers = 2
 
 [ovs]
 ovsdb_connection = tcp:127.0.0.1:6640