diff --git a/modules/nodepool/manifests/init.pp b/modules/nodepool/manifests/init.pp
index 27018b7d60..544d7147ca 100644
--- a/modules/nodepool/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/nodepool/manifests/init.pp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class nodepool (
 
   file { '/etc/mysql/conf.d/max_connections.cnf':
     ensure  => present,
-    content => "[server]\nmax_connections = 1024\n",
+    content => "[server]\nmax_connections = 8192\n",
     mode    => '0444',
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',