diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e69ed83..b9c36c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 3.0.8 2022-03-21 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
+
+   ### Added
+      - Add PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS environment variable to limit amount of threads when compressing - Currently autodetects however many processors are avaialable to the container
+
+
 ## 3.0.7 2022-03-21 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
 
    ### Reverted
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5980c0a..4fc2327 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ Be sure to view the following repositories to understand all the customizable op
 | `COMPRESSION`                 | Use either Gzip `GZ`, Bzip2 `BZ`, XZip `XZ`, ZSTD `ZSTD` or none `NONE`                                                      | `GZ`    |
 | `COMPRESSION_LEVEL`           | Numberical value of what level of compression to use, most allow `1` to `9` except for `ZSTD` which allows for `1` to `19` - | `3`     |
 | `ENABLE_PARALLEL_COMPRESSION` | Use multiple cores when compressing backups `TRUE` or `FALSE`                                                                | `TRUE`  |
+| `PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS` | Maximum amount of threads to use when compressing - Integer value e.g. `8` | `autodetected` |
 | `ENABLE_CHECKSUM`             | Generate either a MD5 or SHA1 in Directory, `TRUE` or `FALSE`                                                                | `TRUE`  |
 | `CHECKSUM`                    | Either `MD5` or `SHA1`                                                                                                       | `MD5`   |
 | `EXTRA_OPTS`                  | If you need to pass extra arguments to the backup command, add them here e.g. `--extra-command`                              |         |
diff --git a/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup b/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
index 2037bee..91e5d69 100755
--- a/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
+++ b/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MODE=${MODE:-"AUTO"}
 MYSQL_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET=${MYSQL_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET:-"512M"}
 MYSQL_SINGLE_TRANSACTION=${MYSQL_SINGLE_TRANSACTION:-"TRUE"}
 MYSQL_STORED_PROCEDURES=${MYSQL_STORED_PROCEDURES:-"TRUE"}
+PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS=${PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS:-"$(nproc)"}
 S3_CERT_SKIP_VERIFY=${S3_CERT_SKIP_VERIFY:-"TRUE"}
 S3_PROTOCOL=${S3_PROTOCOL:-"https"}
 SIZE_VALUE=${SIZE_VALUE:-"bytes"}
diff --git a/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup b/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
index a8f6b24..3324889 100755
--- a/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
+++ b/install/assets/functions/10-db-backup
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 bootstrap_compression() {
     ### Set Compression Options
     if var_true "${ENABLE_PARALLEL_COMPRESSION}" ; then
-        bzip="pbzip2 -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL}"
-        gzip="pigz -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL}"
-        xzip="pixz -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL}"
-        zstd="zstd --rm -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL}"
+        bzip="pbzip2 -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL} -p${PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS}"
+        gzip="pigz -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL} -p ${PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS}"
+        xzip="pixz -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL} -p ${PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS}"
+        zstd="zstd --rm -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL} -T${PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS}"
     else
         bzip="bzip2 -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL}"
         gzip="gzip -${COMPRESSION_LEVEL}"