diff --git a/lib/workers/index.js b/lib/workers/index.js
index 6a163cadc..911b34337 100644
--- a/lib/workers/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/index.js
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ Workers.initialize = function (Env, config, _cb) {
                     Log.info("INSUFFICIENT_MAX_WORKERS", max);
                     limit = 1;
                 }
+                limit = max;
             } else {
                 Log.error("INVALID_MAX_WORKERS", '[' + max + ']');
             }