diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38b457ee8..dbc6b9312 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ start:
 	dropdb lbry --if-exists
 	createdb lbry
 	lbrynet start --full-node \
-		--db-url=postgresql:///lbry --workers=28 --console=advanced --no-spv-address-filters \
+		--db-url=postgresql:///lbry --workers=0 --console=advanced --no-spv-address-filters \
 		--lbrycrd-rpc-user=lbry --lbrycrd-rpc-pass=somethingelse \
 		--lbrycrd-dir=${HOME}/.lbrycrd --data-dir=/tmp/tmp-lbrynet