diff --git a/debian/ngcp-panel.default b/debian/ngcp-panel.default
index 232f109b49..807b5f9146 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-panel.default
+++ b/debian/ngcp-panel.default
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-RUN_DAEMON="no"
-NPROC=[% www_admin.fastcgi_workers %]
+RUN_DAEMON="no"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-panel.init b/debian/ngcp-panel.init
index 246271bf59..4dc97c26b9 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-panel.init
+++ b/debian/ngcp-panel.init
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@ DESC="NGCP-Panel Webapp"
 DEFAULTS=/etc/default/$NAME
 USOCKET=$HOMERUN/ngcp-panel.sock
 LOGERR=/var/log/ngcp/ngcp-panel.log
-
-# Load startup options if available
-if [ -f $DEFAULTS ]; then
-   . $DEFAULTS || true
-fi
-NPROC=${NPROC:-1}
+NPROC=1
 
 OPTIONS="--listen $USOCKET --daemon --pidfile $PIDFILE --nproc $NPROC"
 
@@ -117,6 +112,11 @@ _stop() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Load startup options if available
+if [ -f $DEFAULTS ]; then
+   . $DEFAULTS || true
+fi
+
 if [ "$RUN_DAEMON" != "yes" ]; then
     log_failure_msg "$NAME not yet configured. Edit /etc/default/$NAME first."
     log_end_msg 0