diff --git a/etc/init/pandora.conf b/etc/init/pandora.conf
index 9c8317b6..2cd7b825 100644
--- a/etc/init/pandora.conf
+++ b/etc/init/pandora.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ exec start-stop-daemon \
     $VENV/bin/gunicorn_django -- \
        --bind      127.0.0.1:2620 \
        --timeout   90 \
+       --max-requests 1000 \
        -p /var/run/pandora/pandora.pid \
        --log-level info --log-file /var/log/pandora/pandora.log \
        --workers   5