diff --git a/docs/fastcgi.txt b/docs/fastcgi.txt
index dff1689905..e50b9323bf 100644
--- a/docs/fastcgi.txt
+++ b/docs/fastcgi.txt
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Running a preforked server on a Unix domain socket::
 
 Run without daemonizing (backgrounding) the process (good for debugging)::
 
-    ./manage.py runfcgi daemonize=false socket=/tmp/mysite.sock
+    ./manage.py runfcgi daemonize=false socket=/tmp/mysite.sock maxrequests=1
 
 Stopping the FastCGI daemon
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