diff --git a/apps/api/cmd/email_worker/main.go b/apps/api/cmd/email_worker/main.go
index 57f43db0..3364213a 100644
--- a/apps/api/cmd/email_worker/main.go
+++ b/apps/api/cmd/email_worker/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq"
 	"github.com/swamphacks/core/apps/api/internal/config"
@@ -24,10 +25,15 @@ func main() {
 	srv := asynq.NewServer(
 		redisOpt,
 		asynq.Config{
-			Concurrency: 10,
+			Concurrency: 1,
 			Queues: map[string]int{
-				"email": 10,
+				"email": 1,
 			},
+			TaskCheckInterval:        60 * time.Second,
+			DelayedTaskCheckInterval: 2 * time.Minute,
+			HealthCheckInterval:      2 * time.Minute,
+			JanitorInterval:          time.Hour,
+			JanitorBatchSize:         100,
 		},
 	)