diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index d8e4fb6..cfb91db 100755
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ROOT_DIR = "/srv/ml/plantnet/files/plantnet_300K/images"
 # Use GPU
 USE_GPU = "1"
 # Use all CPUs available on system. XXX get nproc
-NUM_WORKERS = "4"
+NUM_WORKERS = "12"
 
 # Parse command line options
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(