diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 71467de7..7885f0c4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ horizon_enable_password_retrieve: False
 horizon_can_set_password: False
 horizon_enable_cinder_backup: False
 
+# If the following variables are unset in user_variables, the value set will be half the number of available VCPUs
+# horizon_wsgi_processes: 4
+# horizon_wsgi_threads: 4
 
 ## Horizon SSL
 horizon_ssl_cert: /etc/ssl/certs/horizon.pem
diff --git a/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2 b/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2
index ed77df24..3b71b643 100644
--- a/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set threads = ansible_processor_vcpus // 2 %}
+{% set _wsgi_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus | default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set wsgi_threads = _wsgi_threads if _wsgi_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 <VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName {{ horizon_server_name }}
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
     SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
 
     WSGIScriptAlias / {{ horizon_lib_wsgi_file }}
-    WSGIDaemonProcess horizon user={{ horizon_system_user_name }} group={{ horizon_system_group_name }} processes={{ ansible_processor_cores }} threads={{ threads if threads > 0 else 1 }}
+    WSGIDaemonProcess horizon user={{ horizon_system_user_name }} group={{ horizon_system_group_name }} processes={{ horizon_wsgi_processes | default(wsgi_threads) }} threads={{ horizon_wsgi_threads | default(wsgi_threads) }}
     WSGIProcessGroup horizon
     WSGIApplicationGroup horizon