diff --git a/das_api/src/config.rs b/das_api/src/config.rs
index 82542ceec..ae3d6251e 100644
--- a/das_api/src/config.rs
+++ b/das_api/src/config.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use {
 pub struct Config {
     pub database_url: String,
     pub max_database_connections: Option<u32>,
+    pub max_request_connections: Option<u32>,
     pub metrics_port: Option<u16>,
     pub metrics_host: Option<String>,
     pub server_port: u16,
diff --git a/das_api/src/main.rs b/das_api/src/main.rs
index a8105358a..f910cc118 100644
--- a/das_api/src/main.rs
+++ b/das_api/src/main.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), DasApiError> {
 
     let server = ServerBuilder::default()
         .set_middleware(middleware)
+        .max_connections(config.max_request_connections.unwrap_or(100))
         .set_logger(MetricMiddleware)
         .build(addr)
         .await?;