diff --git a/api/pkg/di/container.go b/api/pkg/di/container.go
index 10b904e..bd59abc 100644
--- a/api/pkg/di/container.go
+++ b/api/pkg/di/container.go
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ func (container *Container) DB() (db *gorm.DB) {
 	}
 	container.db = db
 
+	sqlDB, err := db.DB()
+	if err != nil {
+		container.logger.Fatal(stacktrace.Propagate(err, "cannot get sql.DB from GORM"))
+	}
+
+	sqlDB.SetMaxOpenConns(2)
+	sqlDB.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Hour)
+
 	if err = db.Use(tracing.NewPlugin()); err != nil {
 		container.logger.Fatal(stacktrace.Propagate(err, "cannot use GORM tracing plugin"))
 	}