diff --git a/lib/util/sequelize.js b/lib/util/sequelize.js
index b65eb6e8..f3946e92 100644
--- a/lib/util/sequelize.js
+++ b/lib/util/sequelize.js
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ const {POSTGRES_BAN_USER, POSTGRES_BAN_PASSWORD, POSTGRES_DB, POSTGRES_URL} = pr
 const POSTGRES_PORT = process.env.POSTGRES_PORT || 5432
 
 // Create a new Sequelize instance
+/* eslint-disable unicorn/numeric-separators-style */
 export const sequelize = new Sequelize(POSTGRES_DB, POSTGRES_BAN_USER, POSTGRES_BAN_PASSWORD, {
   host: POSTGRES_URL,
   port: POSTGRES_PORT,
   dialect: 'postgres',
-  logging: false
+  logging: false,
+  pool: {
+    max: 20,
+    min: 0,
+    acquire: 60000,
+    idle: 5000
+  }
 })
-
+/* eslint-enable unicorn/numeric-separators-style */
 export const District = sequelize.define('District', {
   id: {
     type: DataTypes.UUID,