diff --git a/internal/cmd/scheduler.go b/internal/cmd/scheduler.go
index 6f60bcc..4cb361f 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/scheduler.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/scheduler.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func SchedulerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer db.Close()
 
-			redis, err := cmdutil.NewRedisClient(ctx, 2)
+			redis, err := cmdutil.NewRedisClient(ctx, 16)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/worker.go b/internal/cmd/worker.go
index d86aff5..21dd76c 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/worker.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/worker.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
-	var multiplier int
+	var consumers int
 	var queueID string
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer statsd.Close()
 
-			consumers := runtime.NumCPU() * multiplier
-			poolSize := multiplier / 4
+			poolSize := consumers / 4
 
-			runtime.GOMAXPROCS(multiplier)
+			runtime.GOMAXPROCS(consumers)
 
 			db, err := cmdutil.NewDatabasePool(ctx, poolSize)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer db.Close()
 
-			redis, err := cmdutil.NewRedisClient(ctx, multiplier)
+			redis, err := cmdutil.NewRedisClient(ctx, consumers)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&multiplier, "multiplier", 32, "The multiplier (by CPUs) to run")
+	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&consumers, "consumers", runtime.NumCPU()*64, "The consumers to run")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&queueID, "queue", "", "The queue to work on")
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index f687dad..7ac0064 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
   - key: DEFAULT_POOL_SIZE
     value: 178
   - key: MAX_CLIENT_CONN
-    value: 1024
+    value: 2048
   - key: MIN_POOL_SIZE
     value: 8
   - key: POOL_MODE
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ services:
 - type: worker
   name: worker.notifications
   env: go
-  plan: starter plus
+  plan: starter
   envVars:
   - fromGroup: env-settings
   - key: BUGSNAG_APP_TYPE
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ services:
   - key: BUGSNAG_METADATA_QUEUE
     value: notifications
   scaling:
-    minInstances: 2
-    maxInstances: 20
+    minInstances: 20
+    maxInstances: 50
     targetCPUPercent: 60
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue notifications
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue notifications --consumers 512
 
 # Stuck Notifications Checker
 - type: worker
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ services:
     maxInstances: 10
     targetCPUPercent: 60
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue stuck-notifications --multiplier 64
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue stuck-notifications --consumers 64
 
 # Scheduler
 - type: worker
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ services:
   - key: BUGSNAG_METADATA_QUEUE
     value: users
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue users --multiplier 16
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue users
 
 # Subreddit Watcher
 - type: worker
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ services:
     maxInstances: 10
     targetCPUPercent: 60
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue subreddits --multiplier 64
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue subreddits
 
 # Trending Posts Watcher
 - type: worker
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ services:
     maxInstances: 10
     targetCPUPercent: 60
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
-  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue trending --multiplier 64
+  startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo worker --queue trending
 
 # Live Activities
 - type: worker