diff --git a/gunicorn.conf.py b/gunicorn.conf.py
index b0d327c4..16a591bd 100644
--- a/gunicorn.conf.py
+++ b/gunicorn.conf.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import multiprocessing
 
-workers = multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 + 1
-threads = multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 + 1
+workers = 1
 
 worker_tmp_dir = '/dev/shm'
 
@@ -9,6 +7,8 @@ bind = '0.0.0.0:5000'
 umask = 0o007
 reload = False
 
+worker_class = 'gevent'
+
 #logging
 accesslog = '-'
 errorlog = '-'
diff --git a/pyfedi.py b/pyfedi.py
index 62df556d..47135a3f 100644
--- a/pyfedi.py
+++ b/pyfedi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # This file is part of pyfedi, which is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3.0.
 # You should have received a copy of the GPL along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from gevent import monkey
+monkey.patch_all()
+
+from psycogreen.gevent import patch_psycopg
+patch_psycopg()
+
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from flask_babel import get_locale
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 476f9833..56d82755 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ pytesseract==0.3.10
 sentry-sdk==1.40.6
 python-slugify==8.0.4
 furl==2.1.3
+gevent
+psycogreen