diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index db4988b207..ee2e79f990 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/sources/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ services:
     image: postgres:12
     container_name: tools_postgres_1
     # additional logging settings for postgres can be found https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-logging.html
-    command: postgres -c log_destination=stderr -c log_min_messages=info -c log_min_duration_statement={{ pg_log_min_duration_statement|default(1000) }}
+    command: postgres -c log_destination=stderr -c log_min_messages=info -c log_min_duration_statement={{ pg_log_min_duration_statement|default(1000) }} -c max_connections={{ pg_max_connections|default(1024) }}
     environment:
       POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
       POSTGRES_USER: {{ pg_username }}