diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties b/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
index bd28b9e..ebe00e9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
 # Actuator endpoints
 management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
 management.endpoint.prometheus.enabled=true
-spring.datasource.hikari.maximum-pool-size=20
+
+#HikariCP configuration
+spring.datasource.hikari.maximum-pool-size=10
+spring.datasource.hikari.minimum-idle=5
+spring.datasource.hikari.idle-timeout=30000
+spring.datasource.hikari.max-lifetime=1800000
+spring.datasource.hikari.connection-timeout=30000
 
 # Prometheus configuration
 management.prometheus.metrics.export.enabled=true