diff --git a/internal/cmd/worker.go b/internal/cmd/worker.go
index e86fa01..a3da327 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/worker.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/worker.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func WorkerCmd(ctx context.Context) *cobra.Command {
 			defer statsd.Close()
 
 			consumers := runtime.NumCPU() * multiplier
-			poolSize := multiplier
+			poolSize := multiplier / 8
 
 			db, err := cmdutil.NewDatabasePool(ctx, poolSize)
 			if err != nil {