diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
index 85554035..3b9306b8 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #
 #   [*workers*]
 #     Number of WSGI workers to spawn.
-#     Optional. Defaults to 1
+#     Optional. Defaults to $::os_workers
 #
 #   [*ssl_cert*]
 #     (optional) Path to SSL certificate
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #
 #   [*threads*]
 #     (optional) The number of threads for the vhost.
-#     Defaults to $::os_workers
+#     Defaults to 1
 #
 #   [*wsgi_process_display_name*]
 #     (optional) Name of the WSGI process display-name.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class barbican::wsgi::apache (
   $bind_host                  = undef,
   $public_path                = '/',
   $ssl                        = true,
-  $workers                    = 1,
+  $workers                    = $::os_workers,
   $ssl_cert                   = undef,
   $ssl_key                    = undef,
   $ssl_chain                  = undef,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class barbican::wsgi::apache (
   $ssl_crl                    = undef,
   $ssl_certs_dir              = undef,
   $wsgi_process_display_name  = undef,
-  $threads                    = $::os_workers,
+  $threads                    = 1,
   $priority                   = '10',
   $access_log_file            = false,
   $access_log_format          = false,
diff --git a/spec/classes/barbican_wsgi_apache_spec.rb b/spec/classes/barbican_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
index 2ad98070..e66e26de 100644
--- a/spec/classes/barbican_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/barbican_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ describe 'barbican::wsgi::apache' do
         :path                => '/',
         :servername          => facts[:fqdn],
         :ssl                 => true,
-        :threads             => facts[:os_workers],
+        :threads             => 1,
         :user                => 'barbican',
-        :workers             => 1,
+        :workers             => facts[:os_workers],
         :wsgi_daemon_process => 'barbican-api',
         :wsgi_process_group  => 'barbican-api',
         :wsgi_script_dir     => platform_params[:wsgi_script_path],
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe 'barbican::wsgi::apache' do
         :path                      => '/',
         :servername                => 'dummy.host',
         :ssl                       => false,
-        :threads                   => facts[:os_workers],
+        :threads                   => 1,
         :user                      => 'barbican',
         :workers                   => 37,
         :wsgi_daemon_process       => 'barbican-api',