diff --git a/config/prod.secret.exs b/config/prod.secret.exs
index bd8ae697..f0adf089 100644
--- a/config/prod.secret.exs
+++ b/config/prod.secret.exs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ config :philomena,
 config :philomena, Philomena.Repo,
   # ssl: true,
   url: database_url,
-  pool_size: String.to_integer(System.get_env("POOL_SIZE") || "10")
+  pool_size: String.to_integer(System.get_env("POOL_SIZE") || "32")
 
 config :philomena, PhilomenaWeb.Mailer,
   adapter: Bamboo.SMTPAdapter,