diff --git a/internal/cmd/worker.go b/internal/cmd/worker.go
index 21dd76c..86e5140 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/worker.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/worker.go
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 
 			poolSize := consumers / 4
 
-			runtime.GOMAXPROCS(consumers)
-
 			db, err := cmdutil.NewDatabasePool(ctx, poolSize)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index d8e7852..41b97f5 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ services:
     maxInstances: 30
     targetCPUPercent: 80
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue notifications --consumers 1024
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue notifications --consumers 256
 
 # Stuck Notifications Checker
 - type: worker