diff --git a/internal/database/dialect/connections.go b/internal/database/dialect/connections.go
index bf3a4680f3..cd6e87daa8 100644
--- a/internal/database/dialect/connections.go
+++ b/internal/database/dialect/connections.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func NewConnectionInfo(openConns, idleConns uint32, pusherRatio float64) (*Conne
 	if pusherRatio < 0 || pusherRatio > 1 {
 		return nil, errors.New("EventPushConnRatio must be between 0 and 1")
 	}
-	if openConns < 2 {
+	if openConns != 0 && openConns < 2 {
 		return nil, errors.New("MaxOpenConns of the database must be higher that 1")
 	}
 
@@ -25,15 +25,19 @@ func NewConnectionInfo(openConns, idleConns uint32, pusherRatio float64) (*Conne
 	info.EventstorePusher.MaxOpenConns = uint32(pusherRatio * float64(openConns))
 	info.EventstorePusher.MaxIdleConns = uint32(pusherRatio * float64(idleConns))
 
-	if info.EventstorePusher.MaxOpenConns < 1 && pusherRatio > 0 {
+	if openConns != 0 && info.EventstorePusher.MaxOpenConns < 1 && pusherRatio > 0 {
 		info.EventstorePusher.MaxOpenConns = 1
 	}
-	if info.EventstorePusher.MaxIdleConns < 1 && pusherRatio > 0 {
+	if idleConns != 0 && info.EventstorePusher.MaxIdleConns < 1 && pusherRatio > 0 {
 		info.EventstorePusher.MaxIdleConns = 1
 	}
 
-	info.ZITADEL.MaxOpenConns = openConns - info.EventstorePusher.MaxOpenConns
-	info.ZITADEL.MaxIdleConns = idleConns - info.EventstorePusher.MaxIdleConns
+	if openConns != 0 {
+		info.ZITADEL.MaxOpenConns = openConns - info.EventstorePusher.MaxOpenConns
+	}
+	if idleConns != 0 {
+		info.ZITADEL.MaxIdleConns = idleConns - info.EventstorePusher.MaxIdleConns
+	}
 
 	return info, nil
 }