diff --git a/app.yaml b/app.yaml
index 26644cc..fe7bc1a 100644
--- a/app.yaml
+++ b/app.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ automatic_scaling:
   max_idle_instances: 1
   max_concurrent_requests: 40
   target_cpu_utilization: 0.8
-  max_instances: 12
+  max_instances: 16
 env_variables:
   NODE_ENV: 'production'