diff --git a/bin/www.js b/bin/www.js
index 7c5976ce..1b2e24ad 100644
--- a/bin/www.js
+++ b/bin/www.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const debug = Debug(`${DEBUG_NAMESPACE}:www:${process.pid}`);
 // INITIALIZE THE DATABASE
 await initializeDatabase();
 const directoryName = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const processCount = Math.min(getConfigProperty('application.maximumProcesses'), os.cpus().length);
+const processCount = Math.min(getConfigProperty('application.maximumProcesses'), os.cpus().length * 2);
 const applicationName = getConfigProperty('application.applicationName');
 process.title = `${applicationName} (Primary)`;
 debug(`Primary pid:   ${process.pid}`);
diff --git a/bin/www.ts b/bin/www.ts
index 3036eb4f..571ec646 100644
--- a/bin/www.ts
+++ b/bin/www.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const directoryName = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 
 const processCount = Math.min(
   getConfigProperty('application.maximumProcesses'),
-  os.cpus().length
+  os.cpus().length * 2
 )
 
 const applicationName = getConfigProperty('application.applicationName')