diff --git a/docker/init_scripts/init b/docker/init_scripts/init
index 1dc1e6340f..9cb824d2c2 100755
--- a/docker/init_scripts/init
+++ b/docker/init_scripts/init
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ start_bin_gunicorn() {
 		--pid=/tmp/gunicorn.pid \
 		--forwarded-allow-ips="*" \
 		--worker-class uvicorn_worker.UvicornWorker \
-		--workers "${WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY:-1}" \
+		--workers "${WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY:-4}" \
 		--timeout "${WEB_SERVER_TIMEOUT:-300}" \
 		--keep-alive "${WEB_SERVER_KEEPALIVE:-2}" \
 		--max-requests "${WEB_SERVER_MAX_REQUESTS:-1000}" \
diff --git a/env.template b/env.template
index 3c9609a183..f270116533 100644
--- a/env.template
+++ b/env.template
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ FORCE_COLOR=false  # Force colored log output
 NO_COLOR=false  # Disable colored log output
 
 # Web Server
-WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY=1  # Number of worker processes (recommended: 2 × CPU cores + 1)
+WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY=4  # Number of API worker processes, raise for several concurrent users
 WEB_SERVER_TIMEOUT=300  # Timeout for web server requests in seconds
 WEB_SERVER_KEEPALIVE=2  # Keep-Alive connection wait time in seconds
 WEB_SERVER_MAX_REQUESTS=1000  # Maximum requests a worker processes before restarting
diff --git a/examples/docker-compose.example.yml b/examples/docker-compose.example.yml
index 67f20f40a9..03a76772a1 100644
--- a/examples/docker-compose.example.yml
+++ b/examples/docker-compose.example.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
       - STEAMGRIDDB_API_KEY= # https://docs.romm.app/latest/Getting-Started/Metadata-Providers/#steamgriddb
       - HASHEOUS_API_ENABLED=true # https://docs.romm.app/latest/Getting-Started/Metadata-Providers/#hasheous
       - SCAN_WORKERS=2 # How many items you want scanned at once, we recommend 1 worker per CPU.
-      - WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY=3 # How many workers you want available for API calls and tasks we recommend 2 x CPU + 1
+      - WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY=4 # Workers for API calls, raise for several concurrent users
     volumes:
       - romm_resources:/romm/resources # Resources fetched from IGDB (covers, screenshots, etc.)
       - romm_redis_data:/redis-data # Cached data for background tasks