diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
index b07cca0b3e..207002beb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
 
           echo kafka.akka.timeout = 9 >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
           echo remotedata.timeout = 10 >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
-          echo api_instance_id = 1 >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
 
           echo allow_oauth2_login=true >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
           echo oauth2.jwk_set.url=https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/certs >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
index 97dad0536c..03ed49920c 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ connector=star
 #connector=proxy
 #connector=...
 
+#OBP uses Hikari as the default database connection pool. OBP supports the following 5 configurations at the moment.
+#https://github.com/brettwooldridge/HikariCP#frequently-used
+#hikari.connectionTimeout=
+#hikari.maximumPoolSize=
+#hikari.idleTimeout=
+#hikari.keepaliveTime=
+#hikari.maxLifetime=
+
 ## if connector = star, then need to set which connectors will be used. For now, obp support rest, akka, kafka. If you set kafka, then you need to start the kafka server.
 starConnector_supported_types=mapped,internal
 
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala
index 957f37e3e2..47db525326 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/CustomDBVendor.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package bootstrap.liftweb
 
+import code.api.util.APIUtil
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.ProxyConnection
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.{HikariConfig, HikariDataSource}
 
-import java.sql.{Connection}
+import java.sql.Connection
 import net.liftweb.common.{Box, Full, Logger}
 import net.liftweb.db.ConnectionManager
 import net.liftweb.util.ConnectionIdentifier
@@ -26,6 +27,28 @@ class CustomDBVendor(driverName: String,
 
   object HikariDatasource {
     val config = new HikariConfig()
+    
+    val connectionTimeout = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.connectionTimeout")
+    val maximumPoolSize = APIUtil.getPropsAsIntValue("hikari.maximumPoolSize")
+    val idleTimeout = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.idleTimeout")
+    val keepaliveTime = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.keepaliveTime")
+    val maxLifetime = APIUtil.getPropsAsLongValue("hikari.maxLifetime")
+    
+    if(connectionTimeout.isDefined){
+      config.setConnectionTimeout(connectionTimeout.head)
+    }
+    if(maximumPoolSize.isDefined){
+      config.setMaximumPoolSize(maximumPoolSize.head)
+    }
+    if(idleTimeout.isDefined){
+      config.setIdleTimeout(idleTimeout.head)
+    }
+    if(keepaliveTime.isDefined){
+      config.setKeepaliveTime(keepaliveTime.head)
+    }
+    if(maxLifetime.isDefined){
+      config.setMaxLifetime(maxLifetime.head)
+    }
 
     (dbUser, dbPassword) match {
       case (Full(user), Full(pwd)) =>
diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index efcd1f5f1e..c5e21fc07f 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 ### Most recent changes at top of file
 ```
 Date          Commit        Action
-22/09/2023    752ff04b      Added props db.maxPoolSize, default is 10. 
+13/10/2023    d87c99d8      Added props hikari.connectionTimeout, default is from hikari. 
+                            Added props hikari.maximumPoolSize, default is from hikari. 
+                            Added props hikari.idleTimeout, default is from hikari. 
+                            Added props hikari.keepaliveTime, default is from hikari. 
+                            Added props hikari.maxLifetime, default is from hikari. 
 24/08/2023    bcb8fcfd      Added props expectedOpenFuturesPerService, default is 100. 
 16/08/2023    4d8dfa66      Added props short_endpoint_timeout, default is 1. 
                             Added props medium_endpoint_timeout, default is 7.