diff --git a/config/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/tubesync-worker/run b/config/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/tubesync-worker/run
index da22666b..b2c3a841 100755
--- a/config/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/tubesync-worker/run
+++ b/config/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/tubesync-worker/run
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/command/with-contenv bash
 
-exec s6-setuidgid app \
+exec nice -n "${TUBESYNC_NICE:-1}" s6-setuidgid app \
     /usr/bin/python3 /app/manage.py process_tasks