diff --git a/service/files/defaults.yaml b/service/files/defaults.yaml
index ba42f6d..bffc198 100644
--- a/service/files/defaults.yaml
+++ b/service/files/defaults.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ configs:
       password: password
       name: neutron
       username: neutron
+      max_pool_size: 10
+      max_overflow: 50
     server_port:
       cont: 9696
       ingress: network
diff --git a/service/files/neutron.conf.j2 b/service/files/neutron.conf.j2
index 6b9770c..70f6b60 100644
--- a/service/files/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/service/files/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ root_helper_daemon = sudo neutron-rootwrap-daemon /etc/neutron/rootwrap.conf
 [database]
 connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ neutron.db.username }}:{{ neutron.db.password }}@{{ address(service.database) }}/{{ neutron.db.name }}
 max_retries = -1
+max_pool_size = {{ neutron.db.max_pool_size }}
+max_overflow = {{ neutron.db.max_overflow }}
 
 [keystone_authtoken]
 auth_uri = {{ address('keystone', keystone.public_port, with_scheme=True) }}