diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/shared_connection_stats.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/shared_connection_stats.c
index 26598b465f2..60ac9293745 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/shared_connection_stats.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/shared_connection_stats.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ GetLocalSharedPoolSize(void)
 {
 	if (LocalSharedPoolSize == ADJUST_POOLSIZE_AUTOMATICALLY)
 	{
-		return GetMaxClientConnections() * 0.5;
+		return GetMaxClientConnections();
 	}
 
 	return LocalSharedPoolSize;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/single_node.out b/src/test/regress/expected/single_node.out
index 522ffb8e804..935d6a2a694 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/single_node.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/single_node.out
@@ -2561,6 +2561,45 @@ SELECT pg_reload_conf();
  t
 (1 row)
 
+/*
+ * test for the citus.local_shared_pool_size value when a regular user & superuser are querying it.
+ */
+ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.max_client_connections TO 80;
+ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.local_shared_pool_size TO 0;
+SELECT pg_reload_conf();
+ pg_reload_conf
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+CREATE ROLE user_1 WITH LOGIN;
+GRANT pg_read_all_settings TO user_1;
+SET ROLE user_1;
+/* should output 80, as this is the citus.max_client_connections value and a regular user is querying it. */
+SHOW citus.local_shared_pool_size;
+ citus.local_shared_pool_size
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 80
+(1 row)
+
+SET ROLE postgres;
+/* should output 100, as this is the postgresql default for max_connections and the superuser is querying it. */
+SHOW citus.local_shared_pool_size;
+ citus.local_shared_pool_size
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 100
+(1 row)
+
+DROP ROLE user_1;
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.max_client_connections;
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET max_connections;
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.local_shared_pool_size;
+SELECT pg_reload_conf();
+ pg_reload_conf
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
 -- suppress notices
 SET client_min_messages TO error;
 -- cannot remove coordinator since a reference table exists on coordinator and no other worker nodes are added
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/single_node.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/single_node.sql
index 2bb7c58a36d..857ee1d5936 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/single_node.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/single_node.sql
@@ -1293,7 +1293,31 @@ ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.distributed_deadlock_detection_factor;
 ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.local_shared_pool_size;
 SELECT pg_reload_conf();
 
+/*
+ * test for the citus.local_shared_pool_size value when a regular user & superuser are querying it.
+ */
+ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.max_client_connections TO 80;
+ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.local_shared_pool_size TO 0;
+SELECT pg_reload_conf();
+
+CREATE ROLE user_1 WITH LOGIN;
+GRANT pg_read_all_settings TO user_1;
+SET ROLE user_1;
+
+/* should output 80, as this is the citus.max_client_connections value and a regular user is querying it. */
+SHOW citus.local_shared_pool_size;
+
+SET ROLE postgres;
 
+/* should output 100, as this is the postgresql default for max_connections and the superuser is querying it. */
+SHOW citus.local_shared_pool_size;
+
+DROP ROLE user_1;
+
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.max_client_connections;
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET max_connections;
+ALTER SYSTEM RESET citus.local_shared_pool_size;
+SELECT pg_reload_conf();
 
 -- suppress notices
 SET client_min_messages TO error;