diff --git a/ansible/roles/sahara/templates/sahara.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/sahara/templates/sahara.conf.j2
index 806689b9de..8b116b63a7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/sahara/templates/sahara.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/sahara/templates/sahara.conf.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ host = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['addr
 transport_url = rabbit://{% for host in groups['rabbitmq'] %}{{ rabbitmq_user }}:{{ rabbitmq_password }}@{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ rabbitmq_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
 use_neutron = True
-api_workers = 2
+api_workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
 use_floating_ips = False
 use_namespaces = True
 use_rootwrap = True