diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/templates/default/mastodon-sidekiq.systemd.service.erb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/templates/default/mastodon-sidekiq.systemd.service.erb
index 8346649..6a00a30 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/templates/default/mastodon-sidekiq.systemd.service.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mastodon/templates/default/mastodon-sidekiq.systemd.service.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type=simple
 User=<%= @user %>
 WorkingDirectory=<%= @app_dir %>
 Environment="RAILS_ENV=production"
-Environment="DB_POOL=5"
+Environment="DB_POOL=50"
 ExecStart=<%= @bundle_path %> exec sidekiq -c 5 -q default -q mailers -q pull -q push
 TimeoutSec=15
 Restart=always