diff --git a/doc/que/que-init-example b/doc/que/que-init-example
index 95a2f45f2..d9162e013 100644
--- a/doc/que/que-init-example
+++ b/doc/que/que-init-example
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ status)
 start)
         echo "$1 que monitor and server"
         for i in `seq 1 $QUE_INSTANCES`; do
-          cd $APP_ROOT && RAILS_ENV=$RAILS_ENV $RUBY_BUNDLE_PATH exec rake daemon:que:start         
+          cd $APP_ROOT && QUE_WORKER_COUNT=1 RAILS_ENV=$RAILS_ENV $RUBY_BUNDLE_PATH exec rake daemon:que:start         
           echo '.'
         done
         ;;