diff --git a/lib/gat/gatcaddyfile/handler.go b/lib/gat/gatcaddyfile/handler.go
index 49a2cbcd294828bfb7148d11361f3bb085058dc7..337fb70d9b7e5401f64325f51e497cc2621032a8 100644
--- a/lib/gat/gatcaddyfile/handler.go
+++ b/lib/gat/gatcaddyfile/handler.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func init() {
 					"provider",
 					warnings,
 				),
-				ServerMaxConnections: 20,
+				ServerMaxConnections: 50,
 			},
 		}