diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis.jinja b/examples/guestbook/redis.jinja
index 6318cc98e..9f9967cf4 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis.jinja
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis.jinja
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set REDIS_PORT = 6379 %}
-{% set WORKERS = properties['workers'] %}
+{% set WORKERS = properties['workers'] or 2 %}
 
 resources:
 - name: redis-master