diff --git a/manifest-delivery-base.yml b/manifest-delivery-base.yml
index 82bad9b2d..8891f6c38 100644
--- a/manifest-delivery-base.yml
+++ b/manifest-delivery-base.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ applications:
       NOTIFY_APP_NAME: delivery-worker-research
 
   - name: notify-delivery-worker-sender
-    command: scripts/run_app_paas.sh celery -A run_celery.notify_celery worker --loglevel=INFO --concurrency=11 -Q send-sms-tasks,send-email-tasks
+    command: scripts/run_multi_worker_app_paas.sh celery multi start 4 -c 10 -A run_celery.notify_celery --loglevel=INFO -Q send-sms-tasks,send-email-tasks
+    memory: 2G
     env:
+      SQLALCHEMY_POOL_SIZE: 1
       NOTIFY_APP_NAME: delivery-worker-sender
 
   - name: notify-delivery-worker-periodic
diff --git a/scripts/run_app_paas.sh b/scripts/run_app_paas.sh
index cf0c7ccc7..a4416e56f 100755
--- a/scripts/run_app_paas.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_app_paas.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e -o pipefail
 
-TERMINATE_TIMEOUT=30
+TERMINATE_TIMEOUT=9
+readonly LOGS_DIR="/home/vcap/logs"
 
 function check_params {
   if [ -z "${NOTIFY_APP_NAME}" ]; then
@@ -17,22 +18,22 @@ function check_params {
 
 function configure_aws_logs {
   # create files so that aws logs agent doesn't complain
-  touch /home/vcap/logs/gunicorn_error.log
-  touch /home/vcap/logs/app.log.json
+  touch ${LOGS_DIR}/gunicorn_error.log
+  touch ${LOGS_DIR}/app.log.json
 
   aws configure set plugins.cwlogs cwlogs
 
   cat > /home/vcap/app/awslogs.conf << EOF
 [general]
-state_file = /home/vcap/logs/awslogs-state
+state_file = ${LOGS_DIR}/awslogs-state
 
-[/home/vcap/logs/app.log]
-file = /home/vcap/logs/app.log.json
+[${LOGS_DIR}/app.log]
+file = ${LOGS_DIR}/app.log.json
 log_group_name = paas-${CW_APP_NAME}-application
 log_stream_name = {hostname}
 
-[/home/vcap/logs/gunicorn_error.log]
-file = /home/vcap/logs/gunicorn_error.log
+[${LOGS_DIR}/gunicorn_error.log]
+file = ${LOGS_DIR}/gunicorn_error.log
 log_group_name = paas-${CW_APP_NAME}-gunicorn
 log_stream_name = {hostname}
 EOF
@@ -41,12 +42,12 @@ EOF
 function on_exit {
   echo "Terminating application process with pid ${APP_PID}"
   kill ${APP_PID} || true
-  n=0
+  wait_time=0
   while (kill -0 ${APP_PID} 2&>/dev/null); do
     echo "Application is still running.."
     sleep 1
-    let n=n+1
-    if [ "$n" -ge "$TERMINATE_TIMEOUT" ]; then
+    let wait_time=wait_time+1
+    if [ "$wait_time" -ge "$TERMINATE_TIMEOUT" ]; then
       echo "Timeout reached, killing process with pid ${APP_PID}"
       kill -9 ${APP_PID} || true
       break
diff --git a/scripts/run_multi_worker_app_paas.sh b/scripts/run_multi_worker_app_paas.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d50358c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_multi_worker_app_paas.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e -o pipefail
+
+TERMINATE_TIMEOUT=9
+readonly LOGS_DIR="/home/vcap/logs"
+
+function check_params {
+  if [ -z "${NOTIFY_APP_NAME}" ]; then
+    echo "You must set NOTIFY_APP_NAME"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "${CW_APP_NAME}" ]; then
+    CW_APP_NAME=${NOTIFY_APP_NAME}
+  fi
+}
+
+function configure_aws_logs {
+  # create files so that aws logs agent doesn't complain
+  touch ${LOGS_DIR}/gunicorn_error.log
+  touch ${LOGS_DIR}/app.log.json
+
+  aws configure set plugins.cwlogs cwlogs
+
+  cat > /home/vcap/app/awslogs.conf << EOF
+[general]
+state_file = ${LOGS_DIR}/awslogs-state
+
+[${LOGS_DIR}/app.log]
+file = ${LOGS_DIR}/app.log.json
+log_group_name = paas-${CW_APP_NAME}-application
+log_stream_name = {hostname}
+
+[${LOGS_DIR}/gunicorn_error.log]
+file = ${LOGS_DIR}/gunicorn_error.log
+log_group_name = paas-${CW_APP_NAME}-gunicorn
+log_stream_name = {hostname}
+EOF
+}
+
+# For every PID, check if it's still running
+# if it is, send the sigterm
+function on_exit {
+  wait_time=0
+  while true; do
+    # refresh pids to account for the case that
+    # some workers may have terminated but others not
+    get_celery_pids
+
+    # look here for explanation regarding this syntax:
+    # https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/298942/230401
+    PROCESS_COUNT="${#APP_PIDS[@]}"
+    if [[ "${PROCESS_COUNT}" -eq "0" ]]; then
+        echo "No more .pid files found, exiting"
+        break
+    fi
+
+    echo "Terminating celery processes with pids "${APP_PIDS}
+    for APP_PID in ${APP_PIDS}; do
+      # if TERMINATE_TIMEOUT is reached, send SIGKILL
+      if [[ "$wait_time" -ge "$TERMINATE_TIMEOUT" ]]; then
+        echo "Timeout reached, killing process with pid ${APP_PID}"
+        kill -9 ${APP_PID} || true
+        continue
+      else
+        echo "Timeout not reached yet, checking " ${APP_PID}
+        # else, if process is still running send SIGTERM
+        if [[ $(kill -0 ${APP_PID} 2&>/dev/null) ]]; then
+          echo "Terminating celery process with pid ${APP_PID}"
+          kill ${APP_PID} || true
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+    let wait_time=wait_time+1
+    sleep 1
+  done
+}
+
+function get_celery_pids {
+  if [[ $(ls /home/vcap/app/celery*.pid) ]]; then
+    APP_PIDS=`cat /home/vcap/app/celery*.pid`
+  else
+    APP_PIDS=()
+  fi
+}
+
+function start_application {
+  eval "$@"
+  get_celery_pids
+  echo "Application process pids: "${APP_PIDS}
+}
+
+function start_aws_logs_agent {
+  exec aws logs push --region eu-west-1 --config-file /home/vcap/app/awslogs.conf &
+  AWSLOGS_AGENT_PID=$!
+  echo "AWS logs agent pid: ${AWSLOGS_AGENT_PID}"
+}
+
+function run {
+  while true; do
+    get_celery_pids
+    for APP_PID in ${APP_PIDS}; do
+        kill -0 ${APP_PID} 2&>/dev/null || return 1
+    done
+    kill -0 ${AWSLOGS_AGENT_PID} 2&>/dev/null || start_aws_logs_agent
+    sleep 1
+  done
+}
+
+echo "Run script pid: $$"
+
+check_params
+
+trap "on_exit" EXIT
+
+configure_aws_logs
+
+# The application has to start first!
+start_application "$@"
+
+start_aws_logs_agent
+
+run