diff --git a/bin/worker b/bin/worker
index 840e9128..2899cce4 100755
--- a/bin/worker
+++ b/bin/worker
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ if ENV['AAPB_HOST']
   %x{mkdir ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan $AAPB_HOST >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts}
 end
 
+# Dynamically set SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY based on the worker type
+if ENV['IMPORT_WORKER_SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY']
+  ENV['SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY'] = ENV.fetch('IMPORT_WORKER_SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY', '10')
+end
+
 queues = if !ARGV.empty?
            ' -q ' + ARGV.join(' -q ')
          else
diff --git a/hyrax/templates/import-deployment-worker.yaml b/hyrax/templates/import-deployment-worker.yaml
index 5f6fc7a4..ae8045dd 100644
--- a/hyrax/templates/import-deployment-worker.yaml
+++ b/hyrax/templates/import-deployment-worker.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if .Values.worker.enabled }}
+{{- if .Values.importWorker.enabled }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
diff --git a/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml b/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml
index 2d9cea42..8a879b40 100644
--- a/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml
+++ b/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml
@@ -151,9 +151,12 @@ worker:
   extraEnvVars: *envVars
 
 importWorker:
+  enabled: true
+  # extraEnvVars will not handle overriden values
+  # only additional to the original workerEnvVars list
   extraEnvVars:
-    - name: SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY
-      value: "10"
+    - name: IMPORT_WORKER_SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY
+      value: "20"
 
 podSecurityContext:
   runAsUser: 1001