diff --git a/roles/matrix/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
index 06984b6278f5d26852e9e95c200b24f53f50bfaa..60c4077518f0dbcbd2dad2fb13f72c9cde7afb8a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ database:
     dbname: synapse
     user: synapse
     password: {{ vault_postgres_users.synapse }}
-    cp_min: 5
-    cp_max: 10
+    cp_min: 2
+    cp_max: 5
 
 
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