diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bd5afb1..8133631 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ macro_rules! get_pg {
             client
         } else {
             let client = sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions::new()
-                .max_connections(5)
+                .max_connections(12)
                 .connect(&std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap())
                 .await
                 .unwrap();