diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/openstack-compute/templates/default/nova.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/openstack-compute/templates/default/nova.conf.erb
index eabd1fc..e2ac4b8 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/openstack-compute/templates/default/nova.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/openstack-compute/templates/default/nova.conf.erb
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ glance_api_servers=<%= @glance_api_ipaddress %>:<%= @glance_api_port %>
 compute_driver=<%= node["openstack"]["compute"]["driver"] %>
 compute_manager=nova.compute.manager.ComputeManager
 sql_connection=<%= @sql_connection %>
+sql_max_pool_size=30
+sql_max_overflow=30
 connection_type=libvirt
 libvirt_type=<%= node["openstack"]["compute"]["libvirt"]["virt_type"] %>
 # Command prefix to use for running commands as root (default: sudo)
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/openstack-network/templates/default/quantum.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/openstack-network/templates/default/quantum.conf.erb
index f2635ab..9d6528e 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/openstack-network/templates/default/quantum.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/openstack-network/templates/default/quantum.conf.erb
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ bind_host = <%= node['openstack']['endpoints']['network-api']['host'] %>
 # Port the bind the API server to
 bind_port = <%= @bind_port %>
 
+sql_max_pool_size=50
+
+agent_down_time=10
+
 # Path to the extensions.  Note that this can be a colon-separated list of
 # paths.  For example:
 # api_extensions_path = extensions:/path/to/more/extensions:/even/more/extensions