diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65d33434..4017655b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Below is the complete list of parameters that can be set using environment varia
 
 * DB_POOL
 
-        The database database connection pool count. Defaults to 5.
+        The database database connection pool count. Defaults to 10.
 
 * SMTP_HOST
 
diff --git a/resources/gitlab b/resources/gitlab
index f951af3e..4f2ffad7 100755
--- a/resources/gitlab
+++ b/resources/gitlab
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DB_NAME=${DB_NAME:-gitlabhq_production}
 DB_USER=${DB_USER:-root}
 DB_PASS=${DB_PASS:-}
 DB_INIT=${DB_INIT:-}
-DB_POOL=${DB_POOL:-5}
+DB_POOL=${DB_POOL:-10}
 
 SMTP_HOST=${SMTP_HOST:-smtp.gmail.com}
 SMTP_PORT=${SMTP_PORT:-587}