diff --git a/cms/settings.py b/cms/settings.py
index 42f63f7f..21da2fa5 100644
--- a/cms/settings.py
+++ b/cms/settings.py
@@ -376,16 +376,7 @@ LOGGING = {
     },
 }
 
-DATABASES = {
-    "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
-        "NAME": "mediacms",
-        "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
-        "PORT": "5432",
-        "USER": "mediacms",
-        "PASSWORD": "mediacms",
-    }
-}
+DATABASES = {"default": {"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql", "NAME": "mediacms", "HOST": "127.0.0.1", "PORT": "5432", "USER": "mediacms", "PASSWORD": "mediacms", "OPTIONS": {'pool': True}}}
 
 
 REDIS_LOCATION = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/1"
diff --git a/deploy/docker/local_settings.py b/deploy/docker/local_settings.py
index d0000f73..84438dfe 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/local_settings.py
+++ b/deploy/docker/local_settings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "PORT": os.getenv('POSTGRES_PORT', '5432'),
         "USER": os.getenv('POSTGRES_USER', 'mediacms'),
         "PASSWORD": os.getenv('POSTGRES_PASSWORD', 'mediacms'),
+        "OPTIONS": {'pool': True},
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 583b4f5a..4927d225 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Django==5.1.6
 djangorestframework==3.15.2
 python3-saml==1.16.0
 django-allauth==65.4.1
-psycopg==3.2.4
+psycopg[pool]==3.2.4
 uwsgi==2.0.28
 django-redis==5.4.0
 celery==5.4.0