diff --git a/molecule/shared/molecule.yml b/molecule/shared/molecule.yml
index 11bb81f..9658b98 100644
--- a/molecule/shared/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/shared/molecule.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@
           pod:
             replicas:
               server: 1
+        cinder_helm_values:
+          conf:
+            cinder:
+              DEFAULT:
+                osapi_volume_workers: 2
       cephs:
         ceph_osd_devices:
           - "/dev/ceph-{{ inventory_hostname_short }}-osd0/data"
diff --git a/roles/cinder/vars/main.yml b/roles/cinder/vars/main.yml
index bc30b07..e84eaf3 100644
--- a/roles/cinder/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cinder/vars/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         volume_usage_audit_period: hour
         volume_name_template: volume-%s
         image_conversion_disable: true
+        osapi_volume_workers: 8
       barbican:
         barbican_endpoint_type: internal
       cors: