diff --git a/analytics/models/db.js b/analytics/models/db.js
index d7207dac70..6b2cbf9109 100644
--- a/analytics/models/db.js
+++ b/analytics/models/db.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const IS_PROD = !process.env.FORCE_DEV && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   db: 'spectrum',
-  max: 100, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
-  buffer: 10, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
+  max: 20, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
+  buffer: 1, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
   timeoutGb: 60 * 1000, // How long should an unused connection stick around, default is an hour, this is a minute
 };
 
diff --git a/athena/models/db.js b/athena/models/db.js
index 950125d657..271e97a5a8 100644
--- a/athena/models/db.js
+++ b/athena/models/db.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const IS_PROD = !process.env.FORCE_DEV && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   db: 'spectrum',
-  max: 100, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
-  buffer: 10, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
+  max: 20, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
+  buffer: 1, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
   timeoutGb: 60 * 1000, // How long should an unused connection stick around, default is an hour, this is a minute
 };
 
diff --git a/chronos/models/db.js b/chronos/models/db.js
index 950125d657..271e97a5a8 100644
--- a/chronos/models/db.js
+++ b/chronos/models/db.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const IS_PROD = !process.env.FORCE_DEV && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   db: 'spectrum',
-  max: 100, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
-  buffer: 10, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
+  max: 20, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
+  buffer: 1, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
   timeoutGb: 60 * 1000, // How long should an unused connection stick around, default is an hour, this is a minute
 };
 
diff --git a/hermes/models/db.js b/hermes/models/db.js
index 307af04f63..00d0ab5514 100644
--- a/hermes/models/db.js
+++ b/hermes/models/db.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ const IS_PROD = !process.env.FORCE_DEV && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   db: 'spectrum',
-  max: 100, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
-  buffer: 10, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
+  max: 20, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
+  buffer: 1, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
   timeoutGb: 60 * 1000, // How long should an unused connection stick around, default is an hour, this is a minute
 };
 
diff --git a/mercury/models/db.js b/mercury/models/db.js
index f1b7fc93b0..812b1e58cf 100644
--- a/mercury/models/db.js
+++ b/mercury/models/db.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const IS_PROD = !process.env.FORCE_DEV && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   db: 'spectrum',
-  max: 100, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
-  buffer: 10, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
+  max: 20, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
+  buffer: 1, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
   timeoutGb: 60 * 1000, // How long should an unused connection stick around, default is an hour, this is a minute
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e86b59cd8..ca245317b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Spectrum",
-  "version": "2.4.71",
+  "version": "2.4.72",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/preset-flow": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/shared/db/db.js b/shared/db/db.js
index 1fcedf598e..1090e8646d 100644
--- a/shared/db/db.js
+++ b/shared/db/db.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const IS_PROD = !process.env.FORCE_DEV && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   // Connect to the test database when, well, testing
   db: !process.env.TEST_DB ? 'spectrum' : 'testing',
-  max: 500, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
-  buffer: 5, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
+  max: 20, // Maximum number of connections, default is 1000
+  buffer: 1, // Minimum number of connections open at any given moment, default is 50
   timeoutGb: 60 * 1000, // How long should an unused connection stick around, default is an hour, this is a minute
 };