diff --git a/kube_files/services/graphql/service.yaml b/kube_files/services/graphql/service.yaml
index 936b3cb..e4e4985 100644
--- a/kube_files/services/graphql/service.yaml
+++ b/kube_files/services/graphql/service.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     io.kompose.service: graphql-engine
 spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
+  type: LoadBalancer
   ports:
-    - port: 8080
+    - port: 8081
       targetPort: 8080
       protocol: TCP
   selector:
diff --git a/shared-utils/src/postgres.rs b/shared-utils/src/postgres.rs
index 9fea349..fde7aa9 100644
--- a/shared-utils/src/postgres.rs
+++ b/shared-utils/src/postgres.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use sqlx::{postgres::PgPoolOptions, PgPool};
 pub async fn connect_to_db(database_url: &str) -> Result<PgPool, LibError> {
     PgPoolOptions::new()
         .min_connections(5)
+        .max_connections(20)
         .connect(database_url)
         .await
         .map_err(|error| LibError::PostgresConnectError(error.to_string()))