diff --git a/manifest.yml.j2 b/manifest.yml.j2
index 53ba6ec4f..a4bb2ef00 100644
--- a/manifest.yml.j2
+++ b/manifest.yml.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   'notify-api': {
     'NOTIFY_APP_NAME': 'api',
     'disk_quota': '2G',
-    'sqlalchemy_pool_size': 20,
+    'sqlalchemy_pool_size': 30,
     'routes': {
       'preview': ['api.notify.works'],
       'staging': ['api.staging-notify.works'],