diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ sh:
 dev-srv:
 	pserve --reload .dev/dev.ini
 
+## Allows changes of workers e.g make dev-srv-g workers=2
+workers?=1
 
 .PHONY: dev-srv-g
 ## run gunicorn multi process workers
 dev-srv-g:
-	gunicorn --workers=4 --paste .dev/dev.ini --bind=0.0.0.0:10010 --config=.dev/gunicorn_config.py
+	gunicorn --paste=.dev/dev.ini --bind=0.0.0.0:10010 --config=.dev/gunicorn_config.py --reload --workers=$(workers)
 
 
 # Default command on calling make