diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 717487a..2b5d20f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ COPY ./src .
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "-b", "0.0.0.0:8080", "--workers", "1", "--threads", "1", "app:app"]
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+ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "-b", "0.0.0.0:8080", "--workers", "4", "--threads", "1", "app:app"]
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diff --git a/k8s/videon-backend.yml b/k8s/videon-backend.yml
index 3dda54c..591e77d 100644
--- a/k8s/videon-backend.yml
+++ b/k8s/videon-backend.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ data:
   RELEASE_ID: kmlabz-k8s
   RELEASEMODE: release
   JWT_SECRET_KEY: hzukalkhsdgsbnakdjaksdghikyxbhhatzig
+  REGISTER_DISABLED: "False"
   SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI: postgresql://username:password@server/database?sslmode=require
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 530b7e9..1129ab8 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ RELEASEMODE = os.environ.get("RELEASEMODE", "dev")
 SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.getenv("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI", "sqlite://")
 
 JWT_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("JWT_SECRET_KEY", str(uuid4()))
+
+REGISTER_DISABLED = os.getenv("REGISTER_DISABLED", "FALSE").upper() == "TRUE"