diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ad61d714..6e35526c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.7
+FROM python:3.9-slim
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 WORKDIR /konova
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 3e405b72..e9f2cea2 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Start all needed services inside the container!
-
+# Start all needed services once the container is fired up!
 service nginx start
 service redis-server start
 celery -A konova worker --detach
-gunicorn konova.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
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+# Rule of thumb: (2*CPU)+1 as worker_num -> Use 5 as default (matches a dual core)
+gunicorn --workers=5 konova.wsgi:application --bind=0.0.0.0:8000
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