diff --git a/creator-node/src/config.js b/creator-node/src/config.js
index 2e9ab4dce7c..00da32de769 100644
--- a/creator-node/src/config.js
+++ b/creator-node/src/config.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ const config = convict({
     env: 'dbUrl',
     default: null
   },
+  dbConnectionPoolMax: {
+    doc: 'Max connections in database pool',
+    format: 'nat',
+    env: 'dbConnectionPoolMax',
+    default: 100
+  },
   ipfsHost: {
     doc: 'IPFS host address',
     format: String,
diff --git a/creator-node/src/models/index.js b/creator-node/src/models/index.js
index 6cc6fd6e674..0dc5684b7fd 100644
--- a/creator-node/src/models/index.js
+++ b/creator-node/src/models/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const sequelize = new Sequelize(globalConfig.get('dbUrl'), {
   logging: globalConfig.get('printSequelizeLogs'),
   operatorsAliases: false,
   pool: {
-    max: 100,
+    max: globalConfig.get('dbConnectionPoolMax'),
     min: 5,
     acquire: 60000,
     idle: 10000