diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 859ffce..7fd2103 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -57,6 +57,4 @@ VOLUME ["/data"]
 
 EXPOSE 5000
 
-ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=mwmbl.settings_prod
-
 CMD ["/venv/bin/mwmbl-tinysearchengine"]
diff --git a/mwmbl/settings_bg_prod.py b/mwmbl/settings_bg_prod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..070bbf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mwmbl/settings_bg_prod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from mwmbl.settings_common import *
+
+DEBUG = False
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["api.mwmbl.org", "mwmbl.org"]
+
+DATA_PATH = "/app/storage"
+RUN_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES = True
+NUM_PAGES = 10240000
diff --git a/mwmbl/settings_prod.py b/mwmbl/settings_prod.py
index 070bbf9..e2f4d11 100644
--- a/mwmbl/settings_prod.py
+++ b/mwmbl/settings_prod.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ DEBUG = False
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["api.mwmbl.org", "mwmbl.org"]
 
 DATA_PATH = "/app/storage"
-RUN_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES = True
+RUN_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES = False
 NUM_PAGES = 10240000