diff --git a/supervisord.conf.release b/supervisord.conf.release
index 2ebb0138a..30d978f67 100644
--- a/supervisord.conf.release
+++ b/supervisord.conf.release
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ logfile=/tmp/supervisord.log
 
 [program:service]
 directory=/service
-command=sh -c 'python3 -m flask db upgrade && ENABLE_SERVICES=true gunicorn files.__main__:app -k gevent -w $(( `nproc` * 2 )) --reload -b 0.0.0.0:80 --max-requests 1000 --max-requests-jitter 500'
+command=sh -c 'python3 -m flask db upgrade && ENABLE_SERVICES=true gunicorn files.__main__:app -k gevent -w ${CORE_OVERRIDE:-$(( `nproc` * 2 ))} --reload -b 0.0.0.0:80 --max-requests 1000 --max-requests-jitter 500'
 stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
 stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
 stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr