1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index 2bb37a1..cfbcbb8 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class Apigrabber(joblib.worker.Worker):
         """Connect to database."""
         logging.warning("connecting to database")
         await super().connect(**args)
-        self._pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(**args)
+        self._pool = await asyncpg.create_pool(min_size=1,
+                                               **args)
 
     async def setup(self):
         """Initialize the database."""