diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 09fc490..fb00e6d 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ echo '--------- LEDGERSMB CONFIGURATION --- END'
 
 # ':5762:' suppresses an uninitialized variable warning in starman
 # the last colon means "don't connect using tls"; without it, there's a warning
-exec starman --listen :5762: --max-workers ${LSMB_WORKERS:-5} \
+exec starman --listen :5762: --workers ${LSMB_WORKERS:-5} \
              -I lib -I old/lib \
              --preload-app bin/ledgersmb-server.psgi