diff --git a/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go b/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go
index 58dad64..67a85b7 100644
--- a/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type application struct {
 	client *reddit.Client
 }
 
-var workers int = runtime.NumCPU() * 8
+var workers int = runtime.NumCPU() * 4
 var rate float64 = 1
 
 func accountWorker(id int, rc *reddit.Client, db *sql.DB, logger *log.Logger, statsd *statsd.Client, quit chan bool) {