diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
index d8a575bb6..a8c7e0ae0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ spring:
     active: local
   datasource:
     hikari:
-      minimum-idle: 22
-      maximum-pool-size: 22
+      maximum-pool-size: 5
   task:
     scheduling:
       pool: