diff --git a/openstack_operator/templates/operator/uwsgidefaultconfig.yml.j2 b/openstack_operator/templates/operator/uwsgidefaultconfig.yml.j2
index 658c148b..2d22f046 100644
--- a/openstack_operator/templates/operator/uwsgidefaultconfig.yml.j2
+++ b/openstack_operator/templates/operator/uwsgidefaultconfig.yml.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ data:
   uwsgi.ini: |-
     [uwsgi]
     enable-threads = true
-    workers = %(%k / 4)
+    workers = %(%k / 2)
     cheaper = 2
     cheaper-step = 1
     cheaper-initial = 2