diff --git a/crates/libs/lib-db/src/store/db_manager.rs b/crates/libs/lib-db/src/store/db_manager.rs
index ffe39ab..2639918 100644
--- a/crates/libs/lib-db/src/store/db_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/libs/lib-db/src/store/db_manager.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl DbManager {
 }
 
 pub async fn new_db_pool() -> sqlx::Result<Db> {
-	let max_connections = if cfg!(test) { 1 } else { 5 };
+	let max_connections = if cfg!(test) { 1 } else { 8 };
 
 	PgPoolOptions::new()
 		.max_connections(max_connections)