diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 097fadc9593..2437fe8c022 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ x-shared-env: &shared-api-worker-env
   SMTP_LOCAL_HOSTNAME: ${SMTP_LOCAL_HOSTNAME:-}
   SENDGRID_API_KEY: ${SENDGRID_API_KEY:-}
   INDEXING_MAX_SEGMENTATION_TOKENS_LENGTH: ${INDEXING_MAX_SEGMENTATION_TOKENS_LENGTH:-4000}
+  INDEXING_MAX_WORKERS: ${INDEXING_MAX_WORKERS:-2}
   INVITE_EXPIRY_HOURS: ${INVITE_EXPIRY_HOURS:-72}
   RESET_PASSWORD_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES: ${RESET_PASSWORD_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES:-5}
   EMAIL_REGISTER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES: ${EMAIL_REGISTER_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES:-5}