diff --git a/pgbouncer/configmap.yaml b/pgbouncer/configmap.yaml
index 791f16e..082205f 100644
--- a/pgbouncer/configmap.yaml
+++ b/pgbouncer/configmap.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   pgbouncer.ini: |
     [databases]
-    gitea = host=lunarfront-postgres-do-user-35277853-0.e.db.ondigitalocean.com port=25060 dbname=gitea user=gitea
+    gitea = host=lunarfront-postgres-do-user-35277853-0.e.db.ondigitalocean.com port=25060 dbname=gitea user=gitea pool_mode=session pool_size=3
     windmill = host=lunarfront-postgres-do-user-35277853-0.e.db.ondigitalocean.com port=25060 dbname=windmill user=windmill
 
     [pgbouncer]