diff --git a/app/db_sql.py b/app/db_sql.py
index a8b9b97..157f163 100644
--- a/app/db_sql.py
+++ b/app/db_sql.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError, OperationalError
 db_uri = settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI
 
 connection_string = db_uri
-engine = create_engine(url=connection_string, pool_size=25, pool_recycle=60, pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': 30})
+engine = create_engine(url=connection_string, pool_size=25, pool_recycle=600, pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': 30})
 # NOTE: The default isolation_level is 'REPEATABLE READ'. This can sometimes not show updated data.
 # NOTE: The "echo" set to True option shows the SQL queries.
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def sql_connect(
         settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI = 'mysql://'+DB['username']+':'+DB['password']+'@'+DB['server']+'/'+DB['name']
         log.debug(settings.DB)
 
-        new_engine = create_engine(url=settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI, pool_size=25, pool_recycle=60, pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': 30})
+        new_engine = create_engine(url=settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI, pool_size=25, pool_recycle=3660, pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': 30})
 
         current_db.engine = new_engine
         log.info(f'Created and connected to database: {settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI}')