diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 378e5137..7a5f9ff3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ spring:
         url: ${DB_URL}
         username: ${DB_USERNAME}
         password: ${DB_PASSWORD}
+        hikari:
+            pool-name: SodaliveHikari
+            maximum-pool-size: ${DB_POOL_MAX:10}
+            minimum-idle: ${DB_POOL_MIN:0}
+            idle-timeout: ${DB_POOL_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS:120000}
+            max-lifetime: ${DB_POOL_MAX_LIFETIME_MS:1800000}
+            connection-timeout: ${DB_POOL_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS:10000}
+            keepalive-time: ${DB_POOL_KEEPALIVE_TIME_MS:0}
 
     jpa:
         hibernate: