diff --git a/supervisor.conf.d/background-worker.conf b/supervisor.conf.d/background-worker.conf
index 396c261..0f38d7f 100644
--- a/supervisor.conf.d/background-worker.conf
+++ b/supervisor.conf.d/background-worker.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ startretries=3          ; 3 attempts before considering it “failed”
 stopasgroup=true
 killasgroup=true
 
+; Start multiple instances
+numprocs=3
+
 ; Dedicated logs for easier troubleshooting
 ; stdout_logfile=/var/log/supervisor/nextcloud-worker.out.log
 ; stderr_logfile=/var/log/supervisor/nextcloud-worker.err.log