diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid-worker.sh b/api-daemon/pvcapid-worker.sh
index 4ad6b89c..53cf7f27 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid-worker.sh
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid-worker.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ CELERY_BIN="$( which celery )"
 # app arguments work in a non-backwards-compatible way with Celery 5.
 case "$( cat /etc/debian_version )" in
     10.*)
-        CELERY_ARGS="worker --app pvcapid.flaskapi.celery --concurrency 1 --hostname $(hostname -s) --queues $(hostname -s) --loglevel INFO"
+        CELERY_ARGS="worker --app pvcapid.flaskapi.celery --concurrency 3 --hostname $(hostname -s) --queues $(hostname -s) --loglevel INFO"
     ;;
     *)
-        CELERY_ARGS="--app pvcapid.flaskapi.celery worker --concurrency 1 --hostname $(hostname -s) --queues $(hostname -s) --loglevel INFO"
+        CELERY_ARGS="--app pvcapid.flaskapi.celery worker --concurrency 3 --hostname $(hostname -s) --queues $(hostname -s) --loglevel INFO"
     ;;
 esac