diff --git a/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc b/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
index d682a690f7..719156753b 100644
--- a/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
+++ b/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-const unsigned int PoolSQL::MAX_POOL_SIZE = 15000;
+const unsigned int PoolSQL::MAX_POOL_SIZE = 2500;
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */