diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 81032770..38ade78f 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ postgresql_config_version: 0
 # to be closed.
 # postgresql_idle_connection_timeout:
 
-# (DIFFERENT_ACROSS_TENANTS | OPTIONAL | Default: 1) integer value. Minimum number of idle connections to be kept
-# active.
+# (DIFFERENT_ACROSS_TENANTS | OPTIONAL | Default: null) integer value. Minimum number of idle connections to be kept
+# active. If not set, minimum idle connections will be same as the connection pool size.
 # postgresql_minimum_idle_connections:
diff --git a/devConfig.yaml b/devConfig.yaml
index 3af330ff..a25dba97 100644
--- a/devConfig.yaml
+++ b/devConfig.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ postgresql_password: "root"
 # to be closed.
 # postgresql_idle_connection_timeout:
 
-# (DIFFERENT_ACROSS_TENANTS | OPTIONAL | Default: 1) integer value. Minimum number of idle connections to be kept
-# active.
+# (DIFFERENT_ACROSS_TENANTS | OPTIONAL | Default: null) integer value. Minimum number of idle connections to be kept
+# active. If not set, minimum idle connections will be same as the connection pool size.
 # postgresql_minimum_idle_connections:
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/ConnectionPool.java b/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/ConnectionPool.java
index 4f5cc53a..d209411f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/ConnectionPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/ConnectionPool.java
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ private synchronized void initialiseHikariDataSource() throws SQLException {
         config.setMaximumPoolSize(userConfig.getConnectionPoolSize());
         config.setConnectionTimeout(5000);
         config.setIdleTimeout(userConfig.getIdleConnectionTimeout());
-        config.setMinimumIdle(userConfig.getMinimumIdleConnections());
+        if (userConfig.getMinimumIdleConnections() != null) {
+            config.setMinimumIdle(userConfig.getMinimumIdleConnections());
+        }
         config.addDataSourceProperty("cachePrepStmts", "true");
         config.addDataSourceProperty("prepStmtCacheSize", "250");
         config.addDataSourceProperty("prepStmtCacheSqlLimit", "2048");
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/config/PostgreSQLConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/config/PostgreSQLConfig.java
index 1e57cc2a..2c464849 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/config/PostgreSQLConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/config/PostgreSQLConfig.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class PostgreSQLConfig {
 
     @JsonProperty
     @ConnectionPoolProperty
-    private int postgresql_minimum_idle_connections = 1;
+    private Integer postgresql_minimum_idle_connections = null;
 
     @IgnoreForAnnotationCheck
     boolean isValidAndNormalised = false;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public long getIdleConnectionTimeout() {
         return postgresql_idle_connection_timeout;
     }
 
-    public int getMinimumIdleConnections() {
+    public Integer getMinimumIdleConnections() {
         return postgresql_minimum_idle_connections;
     }
 
@@ -356,15 +356,17 @@ public void validateAndNormalise() throws InvalidConfigException {
                     "'postgresql_connection_pool_size' in the config.yaml file must be > 0");
         }
 
-        if (postgresql_minimum_idle_connections <= 0) {
-            throw new InvalidConfigException(
-                    "'postgresql_minimum_idle_connections' must be a positive value");
-        }
+        if (postgresql_minimum_idle_connections != null) {
+            if (postgresql_minimum_idle_connections < 0) {
+                throw new InvalidConfigException(
+                        "'postgresql_minimum_idle_connections' must be >= 0");
+            }
 
-        if (postgresql_minimum_idle_connections > postgresql_connection_pool_size) {
-            throw new InvalidConfigException(
-                    "'postgresql_minimum_idle_connections' must be less than or equal to "
-                            + "'postgresql_connection_pool_size'");
+            if (postgresql_minimum_idle_connections > postgresql_connection_pool_size) {
+                throw new InvalidConfigException(
+                        "'postgresql_minimum_idle_connections' must be less than or equal to "
+                                + "'postgresql_connection_pool_size'");
+            }
         }
 
         // Normalisation
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/test/DbConnectionPoolTest.java b/src/test/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/test/DbConnectionPoolTest.java
index 94434670..cdf0c28c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/test/DbConnectionPoolTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/supertokens/storage/postgresql/test/DbConnectionPoolTest.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public void testActiveConnectionsWithTenants() throws Exception {
         TestingProcessManager.TestingProcess process = TestingProcessManager.start(args, false);
         FeatureFlagTestContent.getInstance(process.getProcess())
                 .setKeyValue(FeatureFlagTestContent.ENABLED_FEATURES, new EE_FEATURES[]{EE_FEATURES.MULTI_TENANCY});
-        Utils.setValueInConfig("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", "10");
         process.startProcess();
         assertNotNull(process.checkOrWaitForEvent(ProcessState.PROCESS_STATE.STARTED));
 
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ public void testActiveConnectionsWithTenants() throws Exception {
 
         // change connection pool size
         config.addProperty("postgresql_connection_pool_size", 20);
-        config.addProperty("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", 20);
 
         Multitenancy.addNewOrUpdateAppOrTenant(process.getProcess(), new TenantConfig(
                 new TenantIdentifier(null, null, "t1"),
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ public void testDownTimeWhenChangingConnectionPoolSize() throws Exception {
             FeatureFlagTestContent.getInstance(process.getProcess())
                     .setKeyValue(FeatureFlagTestContent.ENABLED_FEATURES, new EE_FEATURES[]{EE_FEATURES.MULTI_TENANCY});
             process.startProcess();
-            Utils.setValueInConfig("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", "10");
             assertNotNull(process.checkOrWaitForEvent(ProcessState.PROCESS_STATE.STARTED));
 
             Start start = (Start) StorageLayer.getBaseStorage(process.getProcess());
@@ -132,7 +129,6 @@ public void testDownTimeWhenChangingConnectionPoolSize() throws Exception {
             JsonObject config = new JsonObject();
             start.modifyConfigToAddANewUserPoolForTesting(config, 1);
             config.addProperty("postgresql_connection_pool_size", 300);
-            config.addProperty("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", 300);
             AtomicLong firstErrorTime = new AtomicLong(-1);
             AtomicLong successAfterErrorTime = new AtomicLong(-1);
             AtomicInteger errorCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
@@ -196,7 +192,6 @@ public void testDownTimeWhenChangingConnectionPoolSize() throws Exception {
 
             // change connection pool size
             config.addProperty("postgresql_connection_pool_size", 200);
-            config.addProperty("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", 200);
 
             Multitenancy.addNewOrUpdateAppOrTenant(process.getProcess(), new TenantConfig(
                     new TenantIdentifier(null, null, "t1"),
@@ -271,7 +266,6 @@ public void testMinimumIdleConnectionForTenants() throws Exception {
         TestingProcessManager.TestingProcess process = TestingProcessManager.start(args, false);
         FeatureFlagTestContent.getInstance(process.getProcess())
                 .setKeyValue(FeatureFlagTestContent.ENABLED_FEATURES, new EE_FEATURES[]{EE_FEATURES.MULTI_TENANCY});
-        Utils.setValueInConfig("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", "10");
         process.startProcess();
         assertNotNull(process.checkOrWaitForEvent(ProcessState.PROCESS_STATE.STARTED));
 
@@ -326,7 +320,6 @@ public void testIdleConnectionTimeout() throws Exception {
         TestingProcessManager.TestingProcess process = TestingProcessManager.start(args, false);
         FeatureFlagTestContent.getInstance(process.getProcess())
                 .setKeyValue(FeatureFlagTestContent.ENABLED_FEATURES, new EE_FEATURES[]{EE_FEATURES.MULTI_TENANCY});
-        Utils.setValueInConfig("postgresql_minimum_idle_connections", "10");
         process.startProcess();
         assertNotNull(process.checkOrWaitForEvent(ProcessState.PROCESS_STATE.STARTED));