diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 711954d5916..aaa62e7e431 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-worker_processes auto;
+worker_processes 1;
 error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
 pid /var/run/defectdojo/nginx.pid;
 events {
diff --git a/nginx/nginx_TLS.conf b/nginx/nginx_TLS.conf
index 2b2bd18b7ad..59edae6e9c0 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx_TLS.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx_TLS.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-worker_processes auto;
+worker_processes 1;
 error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
 pid /var/run/defectdojo/nginx.pid;
 events {