diff --git a/backend/open_webui/env.py b/backend/open_webui/env.py
index e3819fdc5e..27ea3eda29 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/env.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/env.py
@@ -326,6 +326,19 @@ REDIS_URL = os.environ.get("REDIS_URL", "")
 REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTS = os.environ.get("REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTS", "")
 REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT = os.environ.get("REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT", "26379")
 
+####################################
+# UVICORN WORKERS
+####################################
+
+UVICORN_WORKERS = os.environ.get("UVICORN_WORKERS", "1")
+try:
+    UVICORN_WORKERS = int(UVICORN_WORKERS)
+    if UVICORN_WORKERS < 1:
+        UVICORN_WORKERS = 1
+except ValueError:
+    UVICORN_WORKERS = 1
+    log.info(f"Invalid UVICORN_WORKERS value, defaulting to {UVICORN_WORKERS}")
+
 ####################################
 # WEBUI_AUTH (Required for security)
 ####################################