diff --git a/docker-compose.aux.yml b/docker-compose.aux.yml
index 6bf7055d..041dc9bc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.aux.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.aux.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
       - WEB_CONCURRENCY=10
       - VSI_CACHE=TRUE
       - DB_MIN_CONN_SIZE=1
-      - DB_MAX_CONN_SIZE=1
+      - DB_MAX_CONN_SIZE=5
     ports:
       - "8513:8513"
     volumes: