diff --git a/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/database/_postgres.mdx b/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/database/_postgres.mdx
index bb87a7a1c4..ec2d7861ae 100644
--- a/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/database/_postgres.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/database/_postgres.mdx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Database:
     Port: 5432
     Database: zitadel
     MaxOpenConns: 25
+    MaxIdleConns: 10
     MaxConnLifetime: 1h
     MaxConnIdleTime: 5m
     Options:
@@ -54,4 +55,4 @@ GRANT CONNECT, CREATE ON DATABASE zitadel TO zitadel;
 Don't forget to adjust `pg_hba.conf` and set a password for the zitadel user.
 
 With the setup done, follow the [phases guide](/docs/self-hosting/manage/updating_scaling#separating-init-and-setup-from-the-runtime)
-to run the init and then setup phase to get all necessary tables and data set up.
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+to run the init and then setup phase to get all necessary tables and data set up.