diff --git a/caddy/caddymain/run.go b/caddy/caddymain/run.go
index 81f97f2a..82087d8f 100644
--- a/caddy/caddymain/run.go
+++ b/caddy/caddymain/run.go
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ func setVersion() {
 // setCPU parses string cpu and sets GOMAXPROCS
 // according to its value. It accepts either
 // a number (e.g. 3) or a percent (e.g. 50%).
+// If the percent resolves to less than a single
+// GOMAXPROCS, it rounds it up to GOMAXPROCS=1.
 func setCPU(cpu string) error {
 	var numCPU int
 
@@ -236,6 +238,9 @@ func setCPU(cpu string) error {
 		}
 		percent = float32(pctInt) / 100
 		numCPU = int(float32(availCPU) * percent)
+		if numCPU < 1 {
+			numCPU = 1
+		}
 	} else {
 		// Number
 		num, err := strconv.Atoi(cpu)
diff --git a/caddy/caddymain/run_test.go b/caddy/caddymain/run_test.go
index 141efe20..c26a54a9 100644
--- a/caddy/caddymain/run_test.go
+++ b/caddy/caddymain/run_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func TestSetCPU(t *testing.T) {
 		{"invalid input", currentCPU, true},
 		{"invalid input%", currentCPU, true},
 		{"9999", maxCPU, false}, // over available CPU
+		{"1%", 1, false},        // under a single CPU; assume maxCPU < 100
 	} {
 		err := setCPU(test.input)
 		if test.shouldErr && err == nil {