diff --git a/manifest-api-base.yml b/manifest-api-base.yml
index 9b7d6a055..5901d45dc 100644
--- a/manifest-api-base.yml
+++ b/manifest-api-base.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
   CW_APP_NAME: api
   # required by cf run-task
   FLASK_APP: application.py
-  SQLALCHEMY_POOL_SIZE: 15
+  SQLALCHEMY_POOL_SIZE: 20
 
   # Credentials variables
   ADMIN_BASE_URL: null