diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 617ee5ae93..1a149be442 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defaults: &defaults
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
-  pool: <%= ENV.fetch('OFN_DB_POOL', 5) %>
+  pool: <%= ENV.fetch('OFN_DB_POOL', 6) %>
   host: <%= ENV.fetch('OFN_DB_HOST', 'localhost') %>
   username: <%= ENV.fetch('OFN_DB_USERNAME', 'ofn') %>
   password: <%= ENV.fetch('OFN_DB_PASSWORD', 'f00d') %>