diff --git a/container.requirements.txt b/container.requirements.txt
index a986da5..121ada7 100644
--- a/container.requirements.txt
+++ b/container.requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 gunicorn==21.2.0
+gevent==23.9.1
 pysam>=0.22.0,<0.23.0
 fasta-checksum-utils>=0.3.1,<0.4
diff --git a/run.bash b/run.bash
index b62692d..00373c2 100644
--- a/run.bash
+++ b/run.bash
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 # Start Celery worker with log level dependent on BENTO_DEBUG
 echo "[bento_wes] [entrypoint] Starting celery worker"
 celery_log_level="INFO"
+gunicorn_log_level="info"
 if [[
   "${BENTO_DEBUG}" == "true" ||
   "${BENTO_DEBUG}" == "True" ||
   "${BENTO_DEBUG}" == "1"
 ]]; then
   celery_log_level="DEBUG"
+  gunicorn_log_level="debug"
 fi
 celery --app bento_wes.app worker --loglevel="${celery_log_level}" &
 
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ echo "[bento_wes] [entrypoint] Starting gunicorn"
 # using 1 worker, multiple threads
 # see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38425620/gunicorn-workers-and-threads
 gunicorn bento_wes.app:application \
+  --log-level "${gunicorn_log_level}" \
+  --timeout 660 \
   --workers 1 \
+  --worker-class 'gevent' \
   --threads "$(( 2 * $(nproc --all) + 1))" \
-  --bind "0.0.0.0:${INTERNAL_PORT}"
+  --bind "0.0.0.0:${INTERNAL_PORT}" \