diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index af8a158..6a70387 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ cache:
   directories:
   - vendor
 install:
-- go get -u github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin
-- go get -u github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog
+- go get -u github.com/hashicorp/{go-plugin,go-hclog}
 - go get -u golang.org/x/net/{context,http2,trace}
 - go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
 - dep ensure
diff --git a/cmd/event-gateway/main.go b/cmd/event-gateway/main.go
index 4c97c0b..f20f725 100644
--- a/cmd/event-gateway/main.go
+++ b/cmd/event-gateway/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	eventsPort := flag.Uint("events-port", 4000, "Port to serve events API on.")
 	eventsTLSCrt := flag.String("events-tls-cert", "", "Path to events API TLS certificate file.")
 	eventsTLSKey := flag.String("events-tls-key", "", "Path to events API TLS key file.")
+	workersNumber := flag.Uint("workers", 100, "Number of workers processing incoming events.")
 	plugins := paths{}
 	flag.Var(&plugins, "plugin", "Path to a plugin to load.")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	targetCache := cache.NewTarget("/serverless-event-gateway", kv, log)
-	router := router.New(targetCache, pluginManager, log)
+	router := router.New(*workersNumber, targetCache, pluginManager, log)
 	router.StartWorkers()
 
 	api.StartEventsAPI(httpapi.Config{
diff --git a/router/integration_test.go b/router/integration_test.go
index 9a8b4fe..127f61a 100644
--- a/router/integration_test.go
+++ b/router/integration_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func get(url string) (int, http.Header, string) {
 func newTestRouterServer(kvstore store.Store, log *zap.Logger) (*Router, *httptest.Server) {
 	targetCache := cache.NewTarget("/serverless-event-gateway", kvstore, log)
 
-	router := New(targetCache, plugin.NewManager([]string{}, log), log)
+	router := New(10, targetCache, plugin.NewManager([]string{}, log), log)
 	return router, httptest.NewServer(router)
 }
 
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 34eb6dd..e47adf2 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Router struct {
 	targetCache    Targeter
 	plugins        *plugin.Manager
 	log            *zap.Logger
-	workerNumber   uint
+	workersNumber  uint
 	drain          chan struct{}
 	drainWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 	active         bool
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ type Router struct {
 }
 
 // New instantiates a new Router
-func New(targetCache Targeter, plugins *plugin.Manager, log *zap.Logger) *Router {
+func New(workersNumber uint, targetCache Targeter, plugins *plugin.Manager, log *zap.Logger) *Router {
 	return &Router{
-		targetCache:  targetCache,
-		plugins:      plugins,
-		log:          log,
-		workerNumber: 20,
-		drain:        make(chan struct{}),
-		backlog:      nil,
+		targetCache:   targetCache,
+		plugins:       plugins,
+		log:           log,
+		workersNumber: workersNumber,
+		drain:         make(chan struct{}),
+		backlog:       nil,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ func (router *Router) StartWorkers() {
 	router.active = true
 
 	if router.backlog == nil {
-		router.backlog = make(chan backlogEvent, router.workerNumber*2)
+		router.backlog = make(chan backlogEvent, router.workersNumber*2)
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < int(router.workerNumber); i++ {
+	router.log.Debug("Starting processing workers.", zap.Uint("workers", router.workersNumber))
+	for i := 0; i < int(router.workersNumber); i++ {
 		router.drainWaitGroup.Add(1)
 		go router.loop()
 	}
diff --git a/router/router_test.go b/router/router_test.go
index 5e0f291..4aa37b3 100644
--- a/router/router_test.go
+++ b/router/router_test.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestRouterServeHTTP_AllowCORSPreflightForCustomEvents(t *testing.T) {
 func testrouter(target Targeter) *Router {
 	log := zap.NewNop()
 	plugins := plugin.NewManager([]string{}, log)
-	router := New(target, plugins, log)
+	router := New(10, target, plugins, log)
 	router.StartWorkers()
 	return router
 }