diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 81e0248d..d4237440 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 default: &default
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
-  # 3 connections for Puma, 8 for GoodJob (in async mode, the default for self-hosters) = 11 connections
+  # 3 connections for Puma, 13 for GoodJob (in async mode, the default for self-hosters) = 16 connections
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_POOL_SIZE") { 16 } %>
   host: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_HOST") { "127.0.0.1" } %>
   port: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_PORT") { "5432" } %>
diff --git a/config/initializers/good_job.rb b/config/initializers/good_job.rb
index efaf18a1..0b03e80f 100644
--- a/config/initializers/good_job.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/good_job.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.good_job.on_thread_error = ->(exception) { Rails.error.report(exception) }
 
   # 10 queue threads + 3 for job listener, cron, executor = 13 threads allocated
-  config.good_job.queues = {
-    "latency_low" => { max_threads: 3, priority: 10 }, # ~30s jobs
-    "latency_low,latency_medium" => { max_threads: 4, priority: 5 }, # ~1-2 min jobs
-    "latency_low,latency_medium,latency_high" => { max_threads: 2, priority: 1 }, # ~5+ min jobs
-    "*" => { max_threads: 1, priority: 0 } # fallback queue
-  }
+  # `latency_low` queue for jobs ~30s
+  # `latency_medium` queue for jobs ~1-2 min
+  # `latency_high` queue for jobs ~5+ min
+  config.good_job.queues = "latency_low:3;latency_low,latency_medium:4;latency_low,latency_medium,latency_high:2;*:1"
 
   # Auth for jobs admin dashboard
   ActiveSupport.on_load(:good_job_application_controller) do