diff --git a/cmd/moncheck/main.go b/cmd/moncheck/main.go
index 2c3ca27..28b177e 100644
--- a/cmd/moncheck/main.go
+++ b/cmd/moncheck/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type (
 		Timeout string   `json:"timeout"`
 		Wait    string   `json:"wait"`
 		Path    []string `json:"path"`
+		Workers int      `json:"workers"`
 	}
 
 	States []int
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("could not read config: %s", err)
 	}
-	config := Config{Timeout: "30s", Wait: "30s"}
+	config := Config{Timeout: "30s", Wait: "30s", Workers: 25}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &config); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("could not parse config: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("could not open database connection: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < 25; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < config.Workers; i++ {
 		go check(i, db, waitDuration, timeout)
 	}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
diff --git a/moncheck.conf.example b/moncheck.conf.example
index 2e8991d..6d8a69a 100644
--- a/moncheck.conf.example
+++ b/moncheck.conf.example
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 {
   "db": "user=moncheck dbname=monzero",
   "timeout": "5s",
-  "wait": "5s"
+  "wait": "5s",
+  "path": [
+    "/bin",
+    "/sbin",
+    "/usr/bin",
+    "/usr/sbin"
+  ],
+  "workers": 25
 }