diff --git a/app/http.php b/app/http.php
index 61afce3eae5..3a7562ffd12 100644
--- a/app/http.php
+++ b/app/http.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 );
 
 $payloadSize = 12 * (1024 * 1024); // 12MB - adding slight buffer for headers and other data that might be sent with the payload - update later with valid testing
-$totalWorkers = swoole_cpu_num() * intval(System::getEnv('_APP_WORKER_PER_CORE', 6));
+$totalWorkers = intval(System::getEnv('_APP_CPU_NUM', swoole_cpu_num())) * intval(System::getEnv('_APP_WORKER_PER_CORE', 6));
 
 $http
     ->set([
diff --git a/app/init.php b/app/init.php
index c6847610c2c..7f95ac4c25a 100644
--- a/app/init.php
+++ b/app/init.php
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ function (mixed $value) {
     $multiprocessing = System::getEnv('_APP_SERVER_MULTIPROCESS', 'disabled') === 'enabled';
 
     if ($multiprocessing) {
-        $workerCount = swoole_cpu_num() * intval(System::getEnv('_APP_WORKER_PER_CORE', 6));
+        $workerCount = intval(System::getEnv('_APP_CPU_NUM', swoole_cpu_num())) * intval(System::getEnv('_APP_WORKER_PER_CORE', 6));
     } else {
         $workerCount = 1;
     }
diff --git a/app/realtime.php b/app/realtime.php
index 4f87e4dea17..86f9c85fdd0 100644
--- a/app/realtime.php
+++ b/app/realtime.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function getTelemetry(int $workerId): Utopia\Telemetry\Adapter
 
 $containerId = uniqid();
 $statsDocument = null;
-$workerNumber = swoole_cpu_num() * intval(System::getEnv('_APP_WORKER_PER_CORE', 6));
+$workerNumber = intval(System::getEnv('_APP_CPU_NUM', swoole_cpu_num())) * intval(System::getEnv('_APP_WORKER_PER_CORE', 6));
 
 $adapter = new Adapter\Swoole(port: System::getEnv('PORT', 80));
 $adapter