if ws := env.Get(EnvDriveWorkers, kvs.GetWithDefault(DriveWorkers, DefaultKVS)); ws != "" {
		w, err := strconv.Atoi(ws)
		if err != nil {
			return cfg, fmt.Errorf("'heal:drive_workers' value invalid: %w", err)
		}
		if w < 1 {
			return cfg, fmt.Errorf("'heal:drive_workers' value invalid: zero or negative integer unsupported")
		}
		cfg.DriveWorkers = w
	} else {
		cfg.DriveWorkers = -1
	}

	return cfg, nil