diff --git a/k8s/helmfile/env/production/sql.values.yaml.gotmpl b/k8s/helmfile/env/production/sql.values.yaml.gotmpl
index 338f3f8d4..640aacc56 100644
--- a/k8s/helmfile/env/production/sql.values.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/k8s/helmfile/env/production/sql.values.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ primary:
     # 8MB, default & bitnami was 16MB (16777216)
     tmp_table_size=8388608
     # 80, default & bitnami was 151
-    max_connections=160
+    max_connections=240
     # 7 days, default & bitnami is 0 (keep forever.)
     expire_logs_days=7
     # 100MB, default & bitnami was 1GB (1073741824)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ secondary:
     # 8MB, default & bitnami was 16MB (16777216)
     tmp_table_size=8388608
     # 80, default & bitnami was 151
-    max_connections=160
+    max_connections=240
     # 7 days, default & bitnami is 0 (keep forever.)
     expire_logs_days=7
     # 100MB, default & bitnami was 1GB (1073741824)