diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 21287ed..120928e 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "--workers", "2", "--timeout", "120", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-", "config.wsgi:application"]
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "--workers", "2", "--worker-class", "gevent", "--worker-connections", "200", "--timeout", "120", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-", "config.wsgi:application"]