diff --git a/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml
index 700e0ec3f..dcf31ea41 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ matrix_riot_web_container_image_self_build: false
 matrix_riot_web_docker_image: "vectorim/riot-web:v1.6.4"
 matrix_riot_web_docker_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_riot_web_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 
+matrix_riot_web_worker_processes: 1
+matrix_riot_web_worker_connections: 1024
+
 matrix_riot_web_data_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/riot-web"
 matrix_riot_web_docker_src_files_path: "{{ matrix_riot_web_data_path }}/docker-src"