diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index eabda7a..384368d 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
       - OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE=${OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE:-5m}
       - OLLAMA_NUM_PARALLEL=${OLLAMA_NUM_PARALLEL:-1}
       - OLLAMA_MAX_LOADED_MODELS=${OLLAMA_MAX_LOADED_MODELS:-1}
+      - OLLAMA_NUM_THREADS=${OLLAMA_NUM_THREADS:-16}
 
       # Optional, but relevant when a browser-based UI talks to Ollama directly.
       # See the Networking section for why this exists.