diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 535d286..084bd3f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ psql_db_host: localhost
 psql_db_port: 5432
 psql_db_size_w: 150000000
 psql_db_size_c: 170000000
+psql_max_connections: 1024
 psql_listen_on_ext_int: False
 psql_use_alternate_data_dir: False
 # Deb/Ubuntu
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ psql_el_scl_packages:
   - python-psycopg2
 
 psql_conf_parameters:
-  - { name: 'max_connections', value: '100', set: 'True' }
+  - { name: 'max_connections', value: '{{ psql_max_connections }}', set: 'True' }
   - { name: 'shared_buffers', value: '{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb / 4) | int }}MB', set: 'True' }
   - { name: 'work_mem', value: '{{ ((ansible_memtotal_mb * 1024) / (400 * ansible_processor_vcpus)) | int }}kB', set: 'True' }
   - { name: 'maintenance_work_mem', value: '{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb / 8) | int }}MB', set: 'True' }