diff --git a/backend/gunicorn.conf.py b/backend/gunicorn.conf.py
index 19fa509e87..6aa128db91 100644
--- a/backend/gunicorn.conf.py
+++ b/backend/gunicorn.conf.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+max_requests = 500
+max_requests_jitter = 50
 timeout = 120
 workers = 4