diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index 6b62f06..494b4d5 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { createBullBoard } = require("@bull-board/api");
 const { BullAdapter } = require("@bull-board/api/bullAdapter");
 const { ExpressAdapter } = require("@bull-board/express");
 
-const numCPUs = os.cpus().length;
+const numCPUs = process.env.ENV === "local" ? 2 : os.cpus().length;
 console.log(`Number of CPUs: ${numCPUs} available`);
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {