diff --git a/deploy/files/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/left4me-web.service b/deploy/files/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/left4me-web.service
index 3465516..07d30f1 100644
--- a/deploy/files/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/left4me-web.service
+++ b/deploy/files/usr/local/lib/systemd/system/left4me-web.service
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Environment=HOME=/var/lib/left4me
 Environment=PATH=/opt/left4me/.venv/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/left4me/host.env
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/left4me/web.env
-ExecStart=/opt/left4me/.venv/bin/gunicorn --workers 1 --threads 8 --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 'l4d2web.app:create_app()'
+ExecStart=/opt/left4me/.venv/bin/gunicorn --workers 1 --threads 32 --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 'l4d2web.app:create_app()'
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=3
 # NoNewPrivileges intentionally not set: the worker invokes fusermount3
diff --git a/deploy/tests/test_deploy_artifacts.py b/deploy/tests/test_deploy_artifacts.py
index ea152ed..792bb24 100644
--- a/deploy/tests/test_deploy_artifacts.py
+++ b/deploy/tests/test_deploy_artifacts.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def test_web_unit_contains_required_runtime_contract():
     assert "EnvironmentFile=/etc/left4me/web.env" in unit
     assert "ExecStart=/opt/left4me/.venv/bin/gunicorn" in unit
     assert "--workers 1" in unit
+    assert "--threads 32" in unit
     assert "NoNewPrivileges=true" not in unit
     assert "PrivateTmp=true" not in unit
     assert "ProtectSystem=full" in unit