diff --git a/api/env.default b/api/env.default
index 4fbe56f6f..2813cb623 100644
--- a/api/env.default
+++ b/api/env.default
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ JWT_REFRESH_SECRET="SET A RANDOM STRING HERE"
 jwt_secret="SET A RANDOM STRING HERE"
 pg_dbname=postgres
 pg_host=postgresql.db.svc.cluster.local
-PG_MAXCONN=50
-PG_MINCONN=20
+PG_MAXCONN=20
+PG_MINCONN=8
 pg_password=asayerPostgres
 PG_POOL=true
 pg_port=5432
diff --git a/ee/api/env.default b/ee/api/env.default
index 4fc8c80c7..da54a4b7e 100644
--- a/ee/api/env.default
+++ b/ee/api/env.default
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ KAFKA_USE_SSL=false
 LICENSE_KEY=
 pg_dbname=postgres
 pg_host=postgresql.db.svc.cluster.local
-PG_MAXCONN=50
-PG_MINCONN=20
+PG_MAXCONN=20
+PG_MINCONN=8
 pg_password=asayerPostgres
 PG_POOL=true
 pg_port=5432