diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5791bd1..6409e4c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
                       type = lib.types.port;
                       default = 5432;
                     };
+                    maxConnections = lib.options.mkOption {
+                      type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+                      default = 100;
+                    };
                     superuser = lib.options.mkOption {
                       type = lib.types.submodule {
                         options = {
@@ -92,9 +96,6 @@
                           passwordFile = lib.options.mkOption {
                             type = lib.types.path;
                           };
-                          # password = lib.options.mkOption {
-                          #   type = lib.types.str;
-                          # };
                           primary = lib.options.mkOption {
                             type = lib.types.submodule {
                               options = {
@@ -462,8 +463,8 @@
                       # log_statement = "all";
                       log_timezone = "America/Chicago";
                       logging_collector = "off";
-                      max_connections = 100;
-                      max_wal_senders = "3";
+                      max_connections = cfg.maxConnections;
+                      max_wal_senders = 3;
                       max_wal_size = "1GB";
                       min_wal_size = "80MB";
                       password_encryption = "scram-sha-256";