diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 01d02700b2..20eb64f38a 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ DB_TYPE = sqlite3
 ;; Database connection max idle time, 0 prevents closing due to idle time.
 ;CONN_MAX_IDLETIME = 0
 ;;
-;; Database maximum number of open connections, default is 100 which is the lowest default from Postgres (MariaDB + MySQL default to 151). Ensure you only increase the value if you configured your database server accordingly.
-;MAX_OPEN_CONNS = 100
+;; Database maximum number of open connections. Ensure you only increase the value if your database server is configured to handle the amount of open connections accordingly.
+;MAX_OPEN_CONNS = 30
 ;;
 ;; Whether execute database models migrations automatically
 ;AUTO_MIGRATION = true
diff --git a/modules/setting/database.go b/modules/setting/database.go
index bd20edf9c2..4edd0897d8 100644
--- a/modules/setting/database.go
+++ b/modules/setting/database.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func loadDBSetting(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 		Database.ConnMaxLifetime = sec.Key("CONN_MAX_LIFETIME").MustDuration(0)
 	}
 	Database.ConnMaxIdleTime = sec.Key("CONN_MAX_IDLETIME").MustDuration(0)
-	Database.MaxOpenConns = sec.Key("MAX_OPEN_CONNS").MustInt(100)
+	Database.MaxOpenConns = sec.Key("MAX_OPEN_CONNS").MustInt(30)
 
 	Database.IterateBufferSize = sec.Key("ITERATE_BUFFER_SIZE").MustInt(50)
 	Database.LogSQL = sec.Key("LOG_SQL").MustBool(false)