diff --git a/internal/worker/notifications.go b/internal/worker/notifications.go
index 27ed694..f4a0d64 100644
--- a/internal/worker/notifications.go
+++ b/internal/worker/notifications.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (nw *notificationsWorker) Start() error {
 
 	nw.logger.Info("starting up notifications worker", zap.Int("consumers", nw.consumers))
 
-	if err := queue.StartConsuming(int64(nw.consumers/4), pollDuration); err != nil {
+	if err := queue.StartConsuming(int64(nw.consumers*2), pollDuration); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}