diff --git a/apps/sim/socket/database/operations.ts b/apps/sim/socket/database/operations.ts
index aad62ef8b3d..60cfa177e6b 100644
--- a/apps/sim/socket/database/operations.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/socket/database/operations.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const socketDb = drizzle(
     prepare: false,
     idle_timeout: 10,
     connect_timeout: 20,
-    max: 15,
+    max: 10,
     onnotice: () => {},
   }),
   { schema }
diff --git a/packages/db/index.ts b/packages/db/index.ts
index 186b076abaf..0cab65a38e3 100644
--- a/packages/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const postgresClient = postgres(connectionString, {
   prepare: false,
   idle_timeout: 20,
   connect_timeout: 30,
-  max: 30,
+  max: 10,
   onnotice: () => {},
 })