diff --git a/docker_assets/run.sh b/docker_assets/run.sh
index 618b0f3..b06d5b7 100644
--- a/docker_assets/run.sh
+++ b/docker_assets/run.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ python manage.py ta_migpath
 
 # start all tasks
 nginx &
-celery -A home.tasks worker --loglevel=INFO &
+celery -A home.tasks worker --loglevel=INFO --max-tasks-per-child 10 &
 celery -A home beat --loglevel=INFO \
     -s "${BEAT_SCHEDULE_PATH:-${cachedir}/celerybeat-schedule}" &
 uwsgi --ini uwsgi.ini