diff --git a/installation/akkoma.service b/installation/akkoma.service
index 717693495..4945e108c 100644
--- a/installation/akkoma.service
+++ b/installation/akkoma.service
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Environment="MIX_ENV=prod"
 ; Don't listen epmd on 0.0.0.0
 Environment="ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1"
 
+; Don't busy wait
+Environment="ERL_AFLAGS=+sbwt none +sbwtdcpu none +sbwtdio none"
+
 ; Make sure that all paths fit your installation.
 ; Path to the home directory of the user running the Akkoma service.
 Environment="HOME=/var/lib/akkoma"
diff --git a/installation/init.d/akkoma b/installation/init.d/akkoma
index 747abc2c9..a03b494c0 100755
--- a/installation/init.d/akkoma
+++ b/installation/init.d/akkoma
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ healthcheck_timer="${healthcheck_timer:-30}"
 
 MIX_ENV=prod
 ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS="${ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS:-127.0.0.1}"
-supervise_daemon_args="${supervise_daemon_args} --env MIX_ENV=${MIX_ENV} --env ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS=${ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS}"
+ERL_AFLAGS="${ERL_AFLAGS:-+sbwt none +sbwtdcpu none +sbwtdio none}"
+supervise_daemon_args="${supervise_daemon_args} --env MIX_ENV=${MIX_ENV}"
+supervise_daemon_args="${supervise_daemon_args} --env ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS=${ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS}"
+supervise_daemon_args="${supervise_daemon_args} --env ERL_AFLAGS='${ERL_AFLAGS}'"
 
 if yesno "${akkoma_console}"; then
 	command=elixir