diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/WorkerCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/WorkerCommand.java
index a9ac4fe9a8..dddbdfa873 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/WorkerCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/io/kestra/cli/commands/servers/WorkerCommand.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class WorkerCommand extends AbstractCommand {
     @Inject
     private ApplicationContext applicationContext;
 
-    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-t", "--thread"}, description = "the number of concurrent threads to launch")
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-t", "--thread"}, description = "the max number of concurrent threads to launch")
     private int thread = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
 
     public WorkerCommand() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java
index 7925c5f22b..7d4f6e2bc4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ public Worker(ApplicationContext applicationContext, int thread) {
         this.metricRegistry = applicationContext.getBean(MetricRegistry.class);
 
         ExecutorsUtils executorsUtils = applicationContext.getBean(ExecutorsUtils.class);
-        this.executors = executorsUtils.fixedThreadPool(thread, "worker");
+        this.executors = executorsUtils.maxCachedThreadPool(
+            Math.min(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors(), thread),
+            thread,
+            "worker"
+        );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/utils/ExecutorsUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/utils/ExecutorsUtils.java
index db8579f1a7..60bc762e41 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/utils/ExecutorsUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/utils/ExecutorsUtils.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.binder.jvm.ExecutorServiceMetrics;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
 
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ public ExecutorService cachedThreadPool(String name) {
         );
     }
 
+    public ExecutorService maxCachedThreadPool(int minThread, int maxThread, String name) {
+        return this.wrap(
+            name,
+            new ThreadPoolExecutor(
+                minThread,
+                maxThread,
+                60L,
+                TimeUnit.SECONDS,
+                new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(),
+                threadFactoryBuilder.build(name + "_%d")
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
     public ExecutorService fixedThreadPool(int thread, String name) {
         return this.wrap(
             name,