diff --git a/python2.7-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh b/python2.7-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh
index 610bd8bc..036f3664 100644
--- a/python2.7-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/python2.7-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD=${NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD:-0}
 # Generate Nginx config for maximum upload file size
 echo "client_max_body_size $USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD;" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/upload.conf
 
+# Get the number of workers for Nginx, default to 1
+USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES=${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES:-1}
+# Modify the number of worker processes in Nginx config
+sed -i "/worker_processes\s/c\worker_processes ${USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES};" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
 # Get the URL for static files from the environment variable
 USE_STATIC_URL=${STATIC_URL:-'/static'}
 # Get the absolute path of the static files from the environment variable
diff --git a/python2.7/entrypoint.sh b/python2.7/entrypoint.sh
index ddd36c72..6f041e31 100644
--- a/python2.7/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/python2.7/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD=${NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD:-0}
 # Generate Nginx config for maximum upload file size
 echo "client_max_body_size $USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD;" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/upload.conf
 
+# Get the number of workers for Nginx, default to 1
+USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES=${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES:-1}
+# Modify the number of worker processes in Nginx config
+sed -i "/worker_processes\s/c\worker_processes ${USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES};" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
 # Get the URL for static files from the environment variable
 USE_STATIC_URL=${STATIC_URL:-'/static'}
 # Get the absolute path of the static files from the environment variable
diff --git a/python3.5/entrypoint.sh b/python3.5/entrypoint.sh
index ddd36c72..6f041e31 100644
--- a/python3.5/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/python3.5/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD=${NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD:-0}
 # Generate Nginx config for maximum upload file size
 echo "client_max_body_size $USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD;" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/upload.conf
 
+# Get the number of workers for Nginx, default to 1
+USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES=${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES:-1}
+# Modify the number of worker processes in Nginx config
+sed -i "/worker_processes\s/c\worker_processes ${USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES};" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
 # Get the URL for static files from the environment variable
 USE_STATIC_URL=${STATIC_URL:-'/static'}
 # Get the absolute path of the static files from the environment variable
diff --git a/python3.6-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh b/python3.6-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh
index 4d1af405..d26995fb 100644
--- a/python3.6-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/python3.6-alpine3.7/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD=${NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD:-0}
 # Generate Nginx config for maximum upload file size
 echo "client_max_body_size $USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD;" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/upload.conf
 
+# Get the number of workers for Nginx, default to 1
+USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES=${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES:-1}
+# Modify the number of worker processes in Nginx config
+sed -i "/worker_processes\s/c\worker_processes ${USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES};" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
 # Get the URL for static files from the environment variable
 USE_STATIC_URL=${STATIC_URL:-'/static'}
 # Get the absolute path of the static files from the environment variable
diff --git a/python3.6/entrypoint.sh b/python3.6/entrypoint.sh
index ddd36c72..6f041e31 100644
--- a/python3.6/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/python3.6/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD=${NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD:-0}
 # Generate Nginx config for maximum upload file size
 echo "client_max_body_size $USE_NGINX_MAX_UPLOAD;" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/upload.conf
 
+# Get the number of workers for Nginx, default to 1
+USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES=${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES:-1}
+# Modify the number of worker processes in Nginx config
+sed -i "/worker_processes\s/c\worker_processes ${USE_NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES};" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
 # Get the URL for static files from the environment variable
 USE_STATIC_URL=${STATIC_URL:-'/static'}
 # Get the absolute path of the static files from the environment variable