diff --git a/run-httpd.sh b/run-httpd.sh
index b2b31fe5e9c68806dd857b55167dc70b86a83b06..7c2e8f664b6b1a3f84fd4180a6c803c3c96a81cf 100755
--- a/run-httpd.sh
+++ b/run-httpd.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ else
         gunicorn \
         --config /opt/core/gunicorn.conf.py pvs_instance.wsgi:application \
         --timeout "${WORKER_TIMEOUT}" \
-        --workers "${$WORKERS}" \
+        --workers "${WORKERS}" \
         2>&1
 fi