diff --git a/lib/gemstash/configuration.rb b/lib/gemstash/configuration.rb
index 9e2d94ae..0e744586 100644
--- a/lib/gemstash/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/gemstash/configuration.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class Configuration
       fetch_timeout: 20,
       # Actual default for db_connection_options is dynamic based on the adapter
       db_connection_options: {},
-      puma_threads: 16
+      puma_threads: 16,
+      puma_workers: 1
     }.freeze
 
     DEFAULT_FILE = File.expand_path("~/.gemstash/config.yml").freeze
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ def database_connection_config
       when "sqlite3"
         { max_connections: 1 }.merge(self[:db_connection_options])
       when "postgres", "mysql", "mysql2"
-        { max_connections: self[:puma_threads] + 1 }.merge(self[:db_connection_options])
+        { max_connections: (self[:puma_workers] * self[:puma_threads]) + 1 }.merge(self[:db_connection_options])
       else
         raise "Unsupported DB adapter: '#{self[:db_adapter]}'"
       end
diff --git a/lib/gemstash/puma.rb b/lib/gemstash/puma.rb
index a54af6f3..1656acc4 100644
--- a/lib/gemstash/puma.rb
+++ b/lib/gemstash/puma.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 threads 0, Gemstash::Env.current.config[:puma_threads].to_i
 bind Gemstash::Env.current.config[:bind].to_s
-workers 1
+workers Gemstash::Env.current.config[:puma_workers].to_i
 rackup Gemstash::Env.current.rackup