diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@
 run-django-server-prod: run-migrations-prod clear-memcached
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.production
 
-run-gunicorn-server: run-migrations clear-memcached
+run-gunicorn-server: run-migrations-prod clear-memcached
 	DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=swh.web.settings.production \
-		gunicorn3 -b 127.0.0.1:5004 'django.core.wsgi:get_wsgi_application()'
+	gunicorn --bind 127.0.0.1:5004 \
+	--threads 2 \
+	--workers 2 'django.core.wsgi:get_wsgi_application()'
 
 run-django-webpack-memory-storages: build-webpack-dev run-migrations
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.tests