diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc
index 88cf886d1..6aaef8cd8 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/webgui.inc
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fastcgi.server = ( ".php" =>
       "socket" => "{$fast_cgi_path}",
       "max-procs" => 2,
       "bin-environment" => (
-        "PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN" => "3",
+        "PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN" => "20",
         "PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS" => "100"
       ),
       "bin-path" => "/usr/local/bin/php-cgi"