diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 0443207d..81e0248d 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ default: &default
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
   # 3 connections for Puma, 8 for GoodJob (in async mode, the default for self-hosters) = 11 connections
-  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_POOL_SIZE") { 13 } %>
+  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_POOL_SIZE") { 16 } %>
   host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST") { "127.0.0.1" } %>
   port: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_PORT") { "5432" } %>
   user: <%= ENV.fetch("POSTGRES_USER") { nil } %>