diff --git a/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts b/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts
index ce8b6c9d2..21f117687 100644
--- a/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts
+++ b/apps/playwright-service-ts/api.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const port = process.env.PORT || 3003;
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 const BLOCK_MEDIA = (process.env.BLOCK_MEDIA || 'False').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
-const MAX_CONCURRENT_PAGES = parseInt(process.env.MAX_CONCURRENT_PAGES || '10');
+const MAX_CONCURRENT_PAGES = Math.max(1, Number.parseInt(process.env.MAX_CONCURRENT_PAGES ?? '10', 10) || 10);
 
 const PROXY_SERVER = process.env.PROXY_SERVER || null;
 const PROXY_USERNAME = process.env.PROXY_USERNAME || null;