diff --git a/data/hostname/db1.internal.staging.swh.network.yaml b/data/hostname/db1.internal.staging.swh.network.yaml
--- a/data/hostname/db1.internal.staging.swh.network.yaml
+++ b/data/hostname/db1.internal.staging.swh.network.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 backups::exclude:
   - srv/softwareheritage/postgresql
 
+swh::postgresql::max_connections: 200
+
 swh::apt_config::enable_non_free: true
 packages:
   - intel-microcode