diff --git a/script/start.sh b/script/start.sh
index 7ff7bfe..6fe093f 100644
--- a/script/start.sh
+++ b/script/start.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 source /usr/local/bin/common.sh
 
+WORKERS_COUNT=${WORKERS_COUNT:-15}
+
 for conf in $(printenv| grep -i SOGO_ | cut -d= -f1);do
     update_conf "${conf:5}" "${!conf}"
 done
@@ -13,4 +15,4 @@ if [[ -n ${MYSQL_SERVER//[[:blank:]]/} ]]; then
 fi
 
 log_info "Launching SOGo"
-/usr/sbin/sogod -WONoDetach YES -WOPort 20000 -WOLogFile - -WOPidFile /tmp/sogo.pid
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+/usr/sbin/sogod -WOWorkersCount ${WORKERS_COUNT} -WONoDetach YES -WOPort 20000 -WOLogFile - -WOPidFile /tmp/sogo.pid
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