diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b39e7a2501..a1392da135 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ uwsgi: collectstatic
 	@if [ "$(VENV_BASE)" ]; then \
 		. $(VENV_BASE)/tower/bin/activate; \
 	fi; \
-    uwsgi -b 32768 --socket :8050 --module=awx.wsgi:application --home=/venv/tower --chdir=/tower_devel/ --vacuum --processes=5 --harakiri=60 --py-autoreload 1
+    uwsgi -b 32768 --socket :8050 --module=awx.wsgi:application --home=/venv/tower --chdir=/tower_devel/ --vacuum --processes=5 --harakiri=60 --master --no-orphans --py-autoreload 1 --max-requests=1000 --stats /tmp/stats.socket
 
 daphne:
 	@if [ "$(VENV_BASE)" ]; then \
diff --git a/requirements/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements/requirements_dev.txt
index ab622d1343..9912b59bd4 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ pytest-django
 pytest-pythonpath
 pytest-mock
 flower
+uwsgitop