diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 41b0e9f11..376bbbf0a 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test:
 
 production:
   # Puma is given a lot of threads
-  pool: 10
+  pool: 16
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: utf8
   reconnect: false