diff --git a/apps/swh-graphql/entrypoint.sh b/apps/swh-graphql/entrypoint.sh
index 2ac079b..dd363e6 100644
--- a/apps/swh-graphql/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/apps/swh-graphql/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
 case "$1" in
 "shell")
   exec bash -i
   ;;
 *)
   echo Starting the swh-graphql API server
 
   exec gunicorn --bind "0.0.0.0:${PORT}" \
     --threads "${THREADS}" \
     --workers "${WORKERS}" \
     --log-level "${LOG_LEVEL}" \
     --timeout "${TIMEOUT}" \
     --config 'python:swh.core.api.gunicorn_config' \
+    --worker-class 'uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker' \
     'swh.graphql.server:make_app_from_configfile()'
   ;;
 esac