diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e285e13..4baa550 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -921,7 +921,8 @@
     opencontrail:
       ...
       config:
-        api_workers: 3
+        api:
+          workers_count: 3
       ...
 
 Increase number of alarm-gen workers
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-api.ini b/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-api.ini
index 4caaeb3..f6b6af2 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-api.ini
+++ b/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-api.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {%- from "opencontrail/map.jinja" import config with context -%}
 [program:contrail-api]
-{%- if config.get('api_workers', 1) < 2 %}
+{%- if config.get('api', {}).get('workers_count', 1) < 2 %}
 command=/usr/bin/contrail-api --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-api.conf --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-keystone-auth.conf --worker_id %(process_num)s
 numprocs=1
 {%- else %}
 command=/usr/bin/contrail-api --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-api.conf --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-keystone-auth.conf --worker_id %(process_num)s --listen_port 910%(process_num)s --admin_port 819%(process_num)s --http_server_port 828%(process_num)s --log_file /var/log/contrail/contrail-api-%(process_num)s.log
-numprocs={{ config.api_workers }}
+numprocs={{ config.api.workers_count }}
 {%- endif %}
 process_name=%(process_num)s
 redirect_stderr=true
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-api.ini b/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-api.ini
index 4caaeb3..f6b6af2 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-api.ini
+++ b/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-api.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {%- from "opencontrail/map.jinja" import config with context -%}
 [program:contrail-api]
-{%- if config.get('api_workers', 1) < 2 %}
+{%- if config.get('api', {}).get('workers_count', 1) < 2 %}
 command=/usr/bin/contrail-api --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-api.conf --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-keystone-auth.conf --worker_id %(process_num)s
 numprocs=1
 {%- else %}
 command=/usr/bin/contrail-api --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-api.conf --conf_file /etc/contrail/contrail-keystone-auth.conf --worker_id %(process_num)s --listen_port 910%(process_num)s --admin_port 819%(process_num)s --http_server_port 828%(process_num)s --log_file /var/log/contrail/contrail-api-%(process_num)s.log
-numprocs={{ config.api_workers }}
+numprocs={{ config.api.workers_count }}
 {%- endif %}
 process_name=%(process_num)s
 redirect_stderr=true