diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4e2b0ad..35cdf4f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ const token = process.env.token;
 
 let client = `../${__dirname}/labscore/client.js`
 if(process.env.environment == "local") client = `./labscore/client.js`
+
+const SHARDS = process.env.SHARDS || 2;
+const SHARDS_PER_CLUSTER = process.env.SHARDS_PER_CLUSTER_OVERRIDE || 2;
+
 const manager = new ClusterManager(client, token, {
-  shardCount: 1,
-  shardsPerCluster: 1,
+  shardCount: SHARDS,
+  shardsPerCluster: SHARDS_PER_CLUSTER,
 });
 
 (async () => {