diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9069fe1..8f41ff8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Samply.Focus v0.7.0 2024-09-24
 
+In this release, we are extending the supported data backends beyond CQL-enabled FHIR stores. We now support PostgreSQL as well. Usage instructions are included in the Readme.
+
 ## Major changes
 * PostgreSQL support added
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d10240..b8960fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ In order to use Postgres querying, a Docker image built with the feature "dktk"
 POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING = "postgresql://postgres:Test.123@localhost:5432/postgres" # Postgres connection string
 ```
 
+Additionally when using Postgres this optional variable can be set:
+```bash
+MAX_DB_ATTEMPTS = "8" # Max number of attempts to connect to the database, default value: 8
+```
+
 Obfuscating zero counts is by default switched off. To enable obfuscating zero counts, set the env. variable `OBFUSCATE_ZERO`. 
 
 Optionally, you can provide the `TLS_CA_CERTIFICATES_DIR` environment variable to add additional trusted certificates, e.g., if you have a TLS-terminating proxy server in place. The application respects the `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY`, `ALL_PROXY`, `NO_PROXY`, and their respective lowercase equivalents.
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ Creating a sample task containing an abstract syntax tree (AST) query using curl
 curl -v -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"id":"7fffefff-ffef-fcff-feef-feffffffffff","from":"app1.proxy1.broker","to":["app1.proxy1.broker"],"ttl":"10s","failure_strategy":{"retry":{"backoff_millisecs":1000,"max_tries":5}},"metadata":{"project":"bbmri"},"body":"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"}' -H "Authorization: ApiKey app1.proxy1.broker App1Secret" http://localhost:8081/v1/tasks
 ```
 
-Creating a sample SQL task for a `SELECT_TABLES` query using curl:
+Creating a sample SQL task for a `SELECT_TEST` query using curl:
 ```bash
  curl -v -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"id":"7fffefff-ffef-fcff-feef-feffffffffff","from":"app1.proxy1.broker","to":["app1.proxy1.broker"],"ttl":"10s","failure_strategy":{"retry":{"backoff_millisecs":1000,"max_tries":5}},"metadata":{"project":"exliquid"},"body":"eyJwYXlsb2FkIjoiU0VMRUNUX1RBQkxFUyJ9"}' -H "Authorization: ApiKey app1.proxy1.broker App1Secret" http://localhost:8081/v1/tasks
  ```
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8c05727..d45a408 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -162,10 +162,15 @@ struct CliArgs {
     #[clap(long, env, value_parser)]
     auth_header: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Database connection string
+    /// Postgres connection string
     #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
     #[clap(long, env, value_parser)]
     postgres_connection_string: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Max number of attempts to connect to the database
+    #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
+    #[clap(long, env, value_parser, default_value = "8")]
+    max_db_attempts: u32,
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct Config {
@@ -195,6 +200,8 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
     pub auth_header: Option<String>,
     #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
     pub postgres_connection_string: Option<String>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
+    pub max_db_attempts: u32,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -238,6 +245,8 @@ impl Config {
             auth_header: cli_args.auth_header,
             #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
             postgres_connection_string: cli_args.postgres_connection_string,
+            #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
+            max_db_attempts: cli_args.max_db_attempts,
             client,
         };
         Ok(config)
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 77ef6da..eac421c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async fn get_db_pool() -> Result<Option<DbPool>,ExitCode> {
 #[cfg(feature = "query-sql")]
 async fn get_db_pool() -> Result<Option<DbPool>,ExitCode> {
     if let Some(connection_string) = CONFIG.postgres_connection_string.clone() {
-        match db::get_pg_connection_pool(&connection_string, 8).await {
+        match db::get_pg_connection_pool(&connection_string, CONFIG.max_db_attempts).await {
             Err(e) => {
                 error!("Error connecting to database: {}", e);
                 Err(ExitCode::from(8))