diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 2c434e0b..e79ef9ed 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if config_env() != :test do
   # Database config
   config :philomena, Philomena.Repo,
     url: System.fetch_env!("DATABASE_URL"),
-    pool_size: String.to_integer(System.get_env("POOL_SIZE", "16")),
+    pool_size: 8,
     timeout: 60_000,
     ownership_timeout: 60_000
 end