diff --git a/db/connection.go b/db/connection.go
index ac05cd1a..bcecc89f 100644
--- a/db/connection.go
+++ b/db/connection.go
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ func InitializeDatabase(ctx context.Context, uri string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
+	config.MaxConns = 10
 	db, err := pgxpool.NewWithConfig(ctx, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("new pool: %w", err)