diff --git a/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg b/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg
index 27de63f2..fbe04cb0 100755
--- a/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg
+++ b/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ sub build_tasks_list {
   return $tasks;
 }
 
-# includes the Manager worker
 sub num_workers {
   return (setting('daemon_pollers') + setting('daemon_interactives'));
 }
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm
index c7609315..686e8286 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sub worker_begin {
 
 sub worker_body {
   my $self = shift;
-  my $num_slots = $self->do('num_workers') - 1;
+  my $num_slots = $self->do('num_workers');
 
   # get some pending jobs
   my $rs = schema('netdisco')->resultset('Admin')