diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2 b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
index b59d25ce76..e949af03b9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ wsrep_node_name={{ ansible_hostname }}
 wsrep_sst_method=xtrabackup-v2
 wsrep_sst_auth={{ database_user }}:{{ database_password }}
 wsrep_slave_threads=4
+
+max_connections=1000