diff --git a/sqldb/postgres_fixture.go b/sqldb/postgres_fixture.go
index ce21aab7d..d7814df78 100644
--- a/sqldb/postgres_fixture.go
+++ b/sqldb/postgres_fixture.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func NewTestPgFixture(t *testing.T, expiry time.Duration) *TestPgFixture {
 			"postgres",
 			"-c", "log_statement=all",
 			"-c", "log_destination=stderr",
-			"-c", "max_connections=1000",
+			"-c", "max_connections=5000",
 		},
 	}, func(config *docker.HostConfig) {
 		// Set AutoRemove to true so that stopped container goes away