diff --git a/shelly-manager/rootfs/etc/services.d/api/run b/shelly-manager/rootfs/etc/services.d/api/run
index 0b15c35..93458e2 100755
--- a/shelly-manager/rootfs/etc/services.d/api/run
+++ b/shelly-manager/rootfs/etc/services.d/api/run
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ LOG_LEVEL="${LOG_LEVEL:-info}"
 
 API_PORT="${API_PORT:-8000}"
 
-exec s6-setuidgid abc /app/.venv/bin/uvicorn api.main:app \
+WORKERS="${API_WORKERS:-4}"
+exec s6-setuidgid abc /app/.venv/bin/uvicorn api.main:app_factory \
+    --factory \
     --host 0.0.0.0 \
     --port "${API_PORT}" \
-    --log-level "${LOG_LEVEL}"
+    --log-level "${LOG_LEVEL}" \
+    --workers "${WORKERS}"