diff --git a/letta/server/rest_api/app.py b/letta/server/rest_api/app.py
index d249a3a2..a4013269 100644
--- a/letta/server/rest_api/app.py
+++ b/letta/server/rest_api/app.py
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ def start_server(
             app,
             host=host or "localhost",
             port=port or REST_DEFAULT_PORT,
+            workers=settings.uvicorn_workers,
+            reload=settings.uvicorn_reload,
+            timeout_keep_alive=settings.uvicorn_timeout_keep_alive,
             ssl_keyfile="certs/localhost-key.pem",
             ssl_certfile="certs/localhost.pem",
         )
@@ -338,4 +341,7 @@ def start_server(
             app,
             host=host or "localhost",
             port=port or REST_DEFAULT_PORT,
+            workers=settings.uvicorn_workers,
+            reload=settings.uvicorn_reload,
+            timeout_keep_alive=settings.uvicorn_timeout_keep_alive,
         )
diff --git a/letta/settings.py b/letta/settings.py
index f5c67d77..2aad93ba 100644
--- a/letta/settings.py
+++ b/letta/settings.py
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # telemetry logging
     verbose_telemetry_logging: bool = False
 
+    # uvicorn settings
+    uvicorn_workers: int = 1
+    uvicorn_reload: bool = False
+    uvicorn_timeout_keep_alive: int = 5
+
     @property
     def letta_pg_uri(self) -> str:
         if self.pg_uri: