diff --git a/core/init.c b/core/init.c
index 1099b95e..ac017896 100644
--- a/core/init.c
+++ b/core/init.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ void sanitize_args() {
                 uwsgi.ignore_write_errors = 1;
         }
 
+        if (uwsgi.cheaper_count == 0) uwsgi.cheaper = 0;
 
         if (uwsgi.cheaper_count > 0 && uwsgi.cheaper_count >= uwsgi.numproc) {
                 uwsgi_log("invalid cheaper value: must be lower than processes\n");