diff --git a/src/khoj/app/settings.py b/src/khoj/app/settings.py
index 98bc95cf..a46e83f9 100644
--- a/src/khoj/app/settings.py
+++ b/src/khoj/app/settings.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "USER": os.getenv("POSTGRES_USER", "postgres"),
         "NAME": os.getenv("POSTGRES_DB", "khoj"),
         "PASSWORD": os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "postgres"),
-        "CONN_MAX_AGE": 200,
+        "CONN_MAX_AGE": 0,
     }
 }