diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index d1faf884..3363fac1 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,22 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+set -ex
+
+# Define port
+PORT=${PORT:-9000}
+# Number of uWSGI workers to handle API requests
+DECKHAND_API_WORKERS=${DECKHAND_API_WORKERS:-"1"}
+# Threads per worker
+DECKHAND_API_THREADS=${DECKHAND_API_THREADS:-"4"}
 
 # Start deckhand application
 exec uwsgi \
-    --http :9000 \
+    --http :${PORT} \
     -w deckhand.cmd \
     --callable deckhand_callable \
     --enable-threads \
     -L \
-    --pyargv "--config-file /etc/deckhand/deckhand.conf"
+    --pyargv "--config-file /etc/deckhand/deckhand.conf" \
+    --threads $DECKHAND_API_THREADS \
+    --workers $DECKHAND_API_WORKERS