diff --git a/aleksis/core/settings.py b/aleksis/core/settings.py
index 804eebf5c8c1073542dcd8535f16b256ea71d733..ec1dc61ed4ae61f4d9566b4ce8c7991a709726cb 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/settings.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/settings.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "HOST": _settings.get("database.host", "127.0.0.1"),
         "PORT": _settings.get("database.port", "5432"),
         "ATOMIC_REQUESTS": True,
+        "CONN_MAX_AGE": _settings.get("database.conn_max_age", None),
     }
 }