diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index f586ca6657..a213bedb9e 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ DB_URL = 'postgresql://{{ distgit_pagure_db_user }}:{{ distgit_pagure_db_pass }}
 
 # Something breaks the database connections after a while, recycle them sooner
 # https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/12622
-DB_POOL_RECYCLE = 600
+DB_POOL_RECYCLE = 300
 
 ### FAS groups of pagure admins
 ADMIN_GROUP = ['cvsadmin', 'sysadmin-main']