diff --git a/charms/glance-k8s/src/templates/glance-api.conf.j2 b/charms/glance-k8s/src/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
index e05c5e36..ac1de568 100644
--- a/charms/glance-k8s/src/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
+++ b/charms/glance-k8s/src/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ debug = {{ options.debug }}
 transport_url = {{ amqp.transport_url }}
 {% endif %}
 bind_port = 9282
+workers = 4
 
 {% if ceph.auth %}
 enabled_backends = filestore:file, ceph:rbd