diff --git a/internal/cmd/worker.go b/internal/cmd/worker.go
index 0a93a57..03f49ef 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/worker.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/worker.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&multiplier, "multiplier", 12, "The multiplier (by CPUs) to run")
+	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&multiplier, "multiplier", 4, "The multiplier (by CPUs) to run")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&queueID, "queue", "", "The queue to work on")
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/internal/worker/notifications.go b/internal/worker/notifications.go
index e4fdbcd..8665c29 100644
--- a/internal/worker/notifications.go
+++ b/internal/worker/notifications.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (nw *notificationsWorker) Start() error {
 
 	nw.logger.Info("starting up notifications worker", zap.Int("consumers", nw.consumers))
 
-	prefetchLimit := int64(nw.consumers * 10)
+	prefetchLimit := int64(nw.consumers * 2)
 
 	if err := queue.StartConsuming(prefetchLimit, pollDuration); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index 5710586..3eb4893 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ services:
     maxInstances: 20
     targetCPUPercent: 60
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue notifications --multiplier 64
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue notifications
 
 # Stuck Notifications Checker
 - type: worker