diff --git a/app/db_sql.py b/app/db_sql.py
index a49a560..b66b13a 100644
--- a/app/db_sql.py
+++ b/app/db_sql.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ db_uri = settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI
 # log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 connection_string = db_uri
-engine = create_engine(url=connection_string, pool_size=10, max_overflow=20, pool_recycle=settings.DB['pool_recycle'], pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': settings.DB['connect_timeout']})
+engine = create_engine(url=connection_string, pool_size=5, max_overflow=15, pool_recycle=settings.DB['pool_recycle'], pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': settings.DB['connect_timeout']})
 # 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.
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ 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=10, max_overflow=20, pool_recycle=settings.DB['pool_recycle'], pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': settings.DB['connect_timeout']})
+        new_engine = create_engine(url=settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI, pool_size=5, max_overflow=15, pool_recycle=settings.DB['pool_recycle'], pool_pre_ping=True, echo=False, echo_pool=True, isolation_level='READ COMMITTED', connect_args={'connect_timeout': settings.DB['connect_timeout']})
 
         current_db.engine = new_engine
         log.info(f'Created and connected to database: {settings.SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI}')