diff --git a/services/pgnotifier/pgnotifier.go b/services/pgnotifier/pgnotifier.go
index 609b9f1b8a..ed3d594ca4 100644
--- a/services/pgnotifier/pgnotifier.go
+++ b/services/pgnotifier/pgnotifier.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func New(workspaceIdentifier, fallbackConnectionInfo string) (notifier PGNotifie
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	dbHandle.SetMaxOpenConns(config.GetInt("PgNotifier.maxOpenConnections", 20))
 
 	// setup metrics
 	pgNotifierModuleTag := whUtils.Tag{Name: "module", Value: "pgnotifier"}
diff --git a/warehouse/warehouse.go b/warehouse/warehouse.go
index 48df8e64fc..4a31e18899 100644
--- a/warehouse/warehouse.go
+++ b/warehouse/warehouse.go
@@ -1617,6 +1617,7 @@ func setupDB(ctx context.Context, connInfo string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	dbHandle.SetMaxOpenConns(config.GetInt("Warehouse.maxOpenConnections", 20))
 
 	isDBCompatible, err := validators.IsPostgresCompatible(ctx, dbHandle)
 	if err != nil {