diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 4a0d267..f742c25 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 # [*ec2api_workers*]
 #   Number of workers for EC2 API service.
 #   The default will be equal to the number of CPUs available.
-#   Default: $::os_service_default
+#   Default: $::os_workers
 #
 # [*service_down_time*]
 #   Maximum time since last check-in for up service.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class ec2api::api (
   $ec2api_listen                      = $::os_service_default,
   $ec2api_listen_port                 = $::os_service_default,
   $ec2api_use_ssl                     = $::os_service_default,
-  $ec2api_workers                     = $::os_service_default,
+  $ec2api_workers                     = $::os_workers,
   $service_down_time                  = $::os_service_default,
   # WSGI
   $api_paste_config                   = $::os_service_default,
diff --git a/manifests/metadata.pp b/manifests/metadata.pp
index 174f69d..7b96c57 100644
--- a/manifests/metadata.pp
+++ b/manifests/metadata.pp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # [*metadata_workers*]
 #   Number of workers for metadata service.
 #   The default will be the number of CPUs available.
-#   Default: $::os_service_default
+#   Default: $::os_workers
 #
 # ==== Manage Service
 #
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ec2api::metadata (
   $metadata_listen              = $::os_service_default,
   $metadata_listen_port         = $::os_service_default,
   $metadata_use_ssl             = $::os_service_default,
-  $metadata_workers             = $::os_service_default,
+  $metadata_workers             = $::os_workers,
   # Manage service
   $manage_service               = true,
   $service_name                 = $::ec2api::params::metadata_service_name,
diff --git a/spec/classes/ec2api_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ec2api_api_spec.rb
index 4115699..d781abc 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ec2api_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ec2api_api_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ describe 'ec2api::api', type: :class do
         DEFAULT/ec2api_listen
         DEFAULT/ec2api_listen_port
         DEFAULT/ec2api_use_ssl
-        DEFAULT/ec2api_workers
         DEFAULT/service_down_time
         DEFAULT/api_paste_config
         DEFAULT/ssl_cert_file
@@ -62,6 +61,10 @@ describe 'ec2api::api', type: :class do
           it { is_expected.to contain_ec2api_config(item).with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
         end
 
+        it 'configures workers using os_workers' do
+          is_expected.to contain_ec2api_config('DEFAULT/ec2api_workers').with_value(2)
+        end
+
         service_parameters = {
             ensure: 'running',
             enable: true,
diff --git a/spec/classes/ec2api_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ec2api_metadata_spec.rb
index ff963fb..ca3348b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ec2api_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ec2api_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ describe 'ec2api::metadata', type: :class do
         DEFAULT/metadata_listen
         DEFAULT/metadata_listen_port
         DEFAULT/metadata_use_ssl
-        DEFAULT/metadata_workers
       )
 
       context 'with default parameters' do
@@ -32,6 +31,10 @@ describe 'ec2api::metadata', type: :class do
           it { is_expected.to contain_ec2api_config(item).with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
         end
 
+        it 'configures workers using os_workers' do
+          is_expected.to contain_ec2api_config('DEFAULT/metadata_workers').with_value(2)
+        end
+
         service_parameters = {
             ensure: 'running',
             enable: true,