diff --git a/config/deploy/production.rb b/config/deploy/production.rb
index c188cb506..a2fa7ac5c 100644
--- a/config/deploy/production.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/production.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set :user, "danbooru"
 set :rails_env, "production"
-set :delayed_job_workers, 12
+set :delayed_job_workers, 8
 append :linked_files, ".env.production"
 
 server "kagamihara", :roles => %w(web app cron), :primary => true