diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index b1fe117..173201f 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./logs:/maap-api-nasa/logs/
     command: >
-      sh -c "flask run --host=0.0.0.0"
+      sh -c "gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 api.maapapp:app -w 4"
     environment:
       FLASK_APP: /maap-api-nasa/api/maapapp.py
     restart: always
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1f06628..681d778 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cachetools
+gunicorn
 flask
 flask-cors
 flask-restx