diff --git a/gnommo/cli.py b/gnommo/cli.py
index bdebd22..25a9fa2 100644
--- a/gnommo/cli.py
+++ b/gnommo/cli.py
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ Examples:
         "-w",
         "--workers",
         type=int,
-        default=1,
-        help="Number of parallel workers for preprocessing (default: 1)",
+        default=2,
+        help="Number of parallel workers for preprocessing (default: 2)",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--file",