diff --git a/api/scripts/run-docker.sh b/api/scripts/run-docker.sh
index b3779157cfd7..79133d4254a1 100755
--- a/api/scripts/run-docker.sh
+++ b/api/scripts/run-docker.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ function run_task_processor() {
     if [[ -n "$ANALYTICS_DATABASE_URL" || -n "$DJANGO_DB_NAME_ANALYTICS" ]]; then
         python manage.py waitfordb --waitfor 30 --migrations --database analytics
     fi
-    RUN_BY_PROCESSOR=1 python manage.py runprocessor --sleepintervalms 500
+    RUN_BY_PROCESSOR=1 python manage.py runprocessor \
+      --sleepintervalms ${TASK_PROCESSOR_SLEEP_INTERVAL:-500} \
+      --graceperiodms ${TASK_PROCESSOR_GRACE_PERIOD_MS:-20000} \
+      --numthreads ${TASK_PROCESSOR_NUM_THREADS:-5} \
+      --queuepopsize ${TASK_PROCESSOR_QUEUE_POP_SIZE:-10}
 }
 function migrate_identities(){
     python manage.py migrate_to_edge "$1"
diff --git a/api/task_processor/management/commands/runprocessor.py b/api/task_processor/management/commands/runprocessor.py
index df282de334f2..6f46d788a742 100644
--- a/api/task_processor/management/commands/runprocessor.py
+++ b/api/task_processor/management/commands/runprocessor.py
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
         grace_period_ms = options["graceperiodms"]
         queue_pop_size = options["queuepopsize"]
 
+        logger.debug(
+            "Running task processor with args: %s",
+            ",".join([f"{k}={v}" for k, v in options.items()]),
+        )
+
         self._threads.extend(
             [
                 TaskRunner(