diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index d11b2bd..6bc8831 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use sqlx::{postgres::PgPoolOptions, PgPool};
 
 pub async fn get_pg_pool() -> PgPool {
     let database_url: String = format!(
-        "postgresql://{}:{}@{}:{}/{}?connection_limit=10&pool_timeout=300",
+        "postgresql://{}:{}@{}:{}/{}",
         CONFIG.postgres_user,
         CONFIG.postgres_password,
         CONFIG.postgres_host,
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ pub async fn get_pg_pool() -> PgPool {
     );
 
     PgPoolOptions::new()
-        .max_connections(5)
+        .max_connections(10)
+        .acquire_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(300))
         .connect(&database_url)
         .await
         .unwrap()