diff --git a/projects/north-america/pelias.json b/projects/north-america/pelias.json
index 6abfad7..69a7ee2 100644
--- a/projects/north-america/pelias.json
+++ b/projects/north-america/pelias.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       "index": {
         "refresh_interval": "10s",
         "number_of_replicas": "0",
-        "number_of_shards": "1"
+        "number_of_shards": "5"
       }
     }
   },