diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index 9fbf9a9e72..b2d6244b46 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ CELERY_WORKER_CLASS=
 # it is recommended to set it to 360 to support a longer sse connection time.
 GUNICORN_TIMEOUT=360
 
-# The number of Celery workers. The default is 1, and can be set as needed.
-CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT=
+# The number of Celery workers. The default is 4 for development environments
+# to allow parallel processing of workflows, document indexing, and other async tasks.
+# Adjust based on your system resources and workload requirements.
+CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT=4
 
 # Flag indicating whether to enable autoscaling of Celery workers.
 #
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 737a62020c..ed68107f46 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ x-shared-env: &shared-api-worker-env
   SERVER_WORKER_CONNECTIONS: ${SERVER_WORKER_CONNECTIONS:-10}
   CELERY_WORKER_CLASS: ${CELERY_WORKER_CLASS:-}
   GUNICORN_TIMEOUT: ${GUNICORN_TIMEOUT:-360}
-  CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT: ${CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT:-}
+  CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT: ${CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT:-4}
   CELERY_AUTO_SCALE: ${CELERY_AUTO_SCALE:-false}
   CELERY_MAX_WORKERS: ${CELERY_MAX_WORKERS:-}
   CELERY_MIN_WORKERS: ${CELERY_MIN_WORKERS:-}