diff --git a/src/lib_bees/task_worker.ml b/src/lib_bees/task_worker.ml
index 7b442394c92b5fdd961dda6f9df198bdbe5464ac..2b360ba3d94b733c04221da2c1040287e4861cdb 100644
--- a/src/lib_bees/task_worker.ml
+++ b/src/lib_bees/task_worker.ml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ let worker =
   Eio.Lazy.from_fun ~cancel:`Protect @@ fun () ->
   match
     Worker.launch_eio
-      ~domains:default_max_domains
+      ~domains:number_of_domains
       table
       ~name:"shared task worker"
       ()