diff --git a/hosts/linode/synapse.nix b/hosts/linode/synapse.nix
index 86f1fba..b10e16b 100644
--- a/hosts/linode/synapse.nix
+++ b/hosts/linode/synapse.nix
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ return 200 '${builtins.toJSON client}';
 			global = {
 				database = {
 					connection_string = conn;
-					max_open_conns = 90;
+					max_open_conns = 25;
 					max_idle_conns = 5;
 					conn_max_lifetime = -1;
 				};