diff --git a/backend/test_observer/data_access/setup.py b/backend/test_observer/data_access/setup.py
index fc131eba..7650d487 100644
--- a/backend/test_observer/data_access/setup.py
+++ b/backend/test_observer/data_access/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 DEFAULT_DB_URL = "postgresql+pg8000://postgres:password@test-observer-db:5432/postgres"
 DB_URL = environ.get("DB_URL", DEFAULT_DB_URL)
 
-engine = create_engine(DB_URL, pool_size=20, max_overflow=30)
+engine = create_engine(DB_URL, pool_size=45, max_overflow=45)
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)