diff --git a/compose/django/supervisord.conf b/compose/django/supervisord.conf
index 2e668f56..08490e64 100644
--- a/compose/django/supervisord.conf
+++ b/compose/django/supervisord.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
 stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
 
 [program:gunicorn]
-command=newrelic-admin run-program gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:7555 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker
+command=newrelic-admin run-program gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:7555 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker --workers 8 --worker-connections 1000 --backlog 2048 --timeout 60 --keep-alive 3
 redirect_stderr=true
 stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
 stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0