diff --git a/backend/v2/core/dependencies.py b/backend/v2/core/dependencies.py
index ea9dbc514..4c238dcf0 100644
--- a/backend/v2/core/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/v2/core/dependencies.py
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ def get_w3(
 
 class DatabaseSettings(OctantSettings):
     """
-    Values below are the defaults for the database with max_connetions = 100 and backend pods = 3.
+    Values below are the defaults for the pod which can serve up to 100 connections.
     """
 
     db_uri: str = Field(..., alias="db_uri")
 
-    pg_pool_size: int = Field(20, alias="sqlalchemy_connection_pool_size")
-    pg_max_overflow: int = Field(13, alias="sqlalchemy_connection_pool_max_overflow")
+    pg_pool_size: int = Field(67, alias="sqlalchemy_connection_pool_size")
+    pg_max_overflow: int = Field(33, alias="sqlalchemy_connection_pool_max_overflow")
     pg_pool_timeout: int = 60
     pg_pool_recycle: int = 30 * 60  # 30 minutes
     pg_pool_pre_ping: bool = True