diff --git a/internal/cmd/api.go b/internal/cmd/api.go
index 8386951..344ed52 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/api.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/api.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func APICmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			defer statsd.Close()
 
-			db, err := cmdutil.NewDatabasePool(ctx, 1)
+			db, err := cmdutil.NewDatabasePool(ctx, 16)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index 195550f..92a8086 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ services:
   - key: BUGSNAG_APP_TYPE
     value: api
   scaling:
-    minInstances: 1
-    maxInstances: 3
+    minInstances: 2
+    maxInstances: 4
     targetCPUPercent: 60
   buildCommand: go install github.com/bugsnag/panic-monitor@latest && go build ./cmd/apollo
   startCommand: panic-monitor ./apollo api