diff --git a/generator/mysql/mysql_generator.go b/generator/mysql/mysql_generator.go
index 635bcbc..7495bec 100644
--- a/generator/mysql/mysql_generator.go
+++ b/generator/mysql/mysql_generator.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	mysqldr "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
 
+const mysqlMaxConns = 10
+
 // DBConnection contains MySQL connection details
 type DBConnection struct {
 	Host     string
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ func openConnection(connectionString string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open mysql connection: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	db.SetMaxOpenConns(mysqlMaxConns)
+	db.SetMaxIdleConns(mysqlMaxConns)
+
 	err = db.Ping()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ping database: %w", err)
diff --git a/generator/mysql/query_set.go b/generator/mysql/query_set.go
index b58ff82..80406bd 100644
--- a/generator/mysql/query_set.go
+++ b/generator/mysql/query_set.go
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ ORDER BY table_name;
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query %s metadata result: %w", tableType, err)
 	}
 
-	const maxConns = 32
-	db.SetMaxOpenConns(maxConns)
-	db.SetMaxIdleConns(maxConns)
-
 	wg := errgroup.Group{}
 	for i := 0; i < len(tables); i++ {
 		i := i