diff --git a/bin/reddwarf-api b/bin/reddwarf-api
index 029f54dfc3..b11f7feaf8 100755
--- a/bin/reddwarf-api
+++ b/bin/reddwarf-api
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'reddwarf', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
 from reddwarf.common import cfg
-from reddwarf.openstack.common import service
 from reddwarf.openstack.common import log as logging
 from reddwarf.common import wsgi
 from reddwarf.db import get_db_api
@@ -49,7 +48,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         get_db_api().configure_db(CONF)
         conf_file = CONF.find_file(CONF.api_paste_config)
-        launcher = wsgi.launch('reddwarf', CONF.bind_port or 8779, conf_file)
+        launcher = wsgi.launch('reddwarf', CONF.bind_port or 8779, conf_file,
+                               workers=CONF.reddwarf_api_workers)
         launcher.wait()
     except RuntimeError as error:
         import traceback
diff --git a/bin/reddwarf-server b/bin/reddwarf-server
index c562034bba..7760eec5e8 100755
--- a/bin/reddwarf-server
+++ b/bin/reddwarf-server
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def run_server():
     try:
         get_db_api().configure_db(CONF)
         conf_file = CONF.find_file(CONF.api_paste_config)
-        launcher = wsgi.launch('reddwarf', CONF.bind_port or 8779, conf_file)
+        launcher = wsgi.launch('reddwarf', CONF.bind_port or 8779, conf_file,
+                               workers=CONF.reddwarf_api_workers)
 
 
 
diff --git a/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.sample b/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.sample
index 43b1b7708a..38970817c4 100644
--- a/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.sample
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ bind_host = 0.0.0.0
 # Port the bind the API server to
 bind_port = 8779
 
+# Number of child processes to run
+#reddwarf_api_workers=5
+
 # AMQP Connection info
 rabbit_password=f7999d1955c5014aa32c
 
diff --git a/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test b/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test
index d105c48d61..46ec47ce11 100644
--- a/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test
+++ b/etc/reddwarf/reddwarf.conf.test
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ bind_host = 0.0.0.0
 # Port the bind the API server to
 bind_port = 8779
 
+# Number of child processes to run
+#reddwarf_api_workers=5
+
 # AMQP Connection info
 rabbit_password=f7999d1955c5014aa32c
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/common/cfg.py b/reddwarf/common/cfg.py
index 60d590cd44..234d3215e4 100644
--- a/reddwarf/common/cfg.py
+++ b/reddwarf/common/cfg.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ common_opts = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('reddwarf_security_groups_support', default=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('reddwarf_security_group_rule_protocol', default='tcp'),
     cfg.IntOpt('reddwarf_security_group_rule_port', default=3306),
+    cfg.IntOpt('reddwarf_api_workers', default=None),
     cfg.IntOpt('usage_sleep_time', default=1,
                help="Time to sleep during the check active guest"),
     cfg.IntOpt('usage_timeout', default=300,
diff --git a/reddwarf/common/wsgi.py b/reddwarf/common/wsgi.py
index 95de2f96b7..5ddded093e 100644
--- a/reddwarf/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/reddwarf/common/wsgi.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def versioned_urlmap(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def launch(app_name, port, paste_config_file, data={},
-           host='0.0.0.0', backlog=128, threads=1000):
+           host='0.0.0.0', backlog=128, threads=1000, workers=None):
     """Launches a wsgi server based on the passed in paste_config_file.
 
       Launch provides a easy way to create a paste app from the config
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def launch(app_name, port, paste_config_file, data={},
     app = pastedeploy.paste_deploy_app(paste_config_file, app_name, data)
     server = openstack_wsgi.Service(app, port, host=host,
                                     backlog=backlog, threads=threads)
-    return service.launch(server)
+    return service.launch(server, workers)
 
 
 # Note: taken from Nova