diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Config/Database.hs b/src/PostgREST/Config/Database.hs
index 8180975fe7..b6ae5887c1 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Config/Database.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Config/Database.hs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ dbSettingsNames =
   ,"db_pre_config"
   ,"db_extra_search_path"
   ,"db_max_rows"
+  ,"db_pool"
+  ,"db_pool_acquisition_timeout"
+  ,"db_pool_max_idletime"
+  ,"db_pool_max_lifetime"
   ,"db_plan_enabled"
   ,"db_pre_request"
   ,"db_prepared_statements"
diff --git a/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db-other-authenticator.config b/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db-other-authenticator.config
index b33a0a34ea..689adbe518 100644
--- a/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db-other-authenticator.config
+++ b/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db-other-authenticator.config
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ db-channel-enabled = false
 db-extra-search-path = "public,extensions,other"
 db-max-rows = 100
 db-plan-enabled = true
-db-pool = 1
-db-pool-acquisition-timeout = 30
-db-pool-max-lifetime = 3600
-db-pool-max-idletime = 60
+db-pool = 3
+db-pool-acquisition-timeout = 20
+db-pool-max-lifetime = 360
+db-pool-max-idletime = 20
 db-pool-automatic-recovery = false
 db-pre-request = "test.other_custom_headers"
 db-prepared-statements = false
diff --git a/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db.config b/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db.config
index d1fd38c87a..ca2549aa57 100644
--- a/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db.config
+++ b/test/io/configs/expected/no-defaults-with-db.config
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ db-channel-enabled = false
 db-extra-search-path = "public,extensions,private"
 db-max-rows = 1000
 db-plan-enabled = true
-db-pool = 1
-db-pool-acquisition-timeout = 30
-db-pool-max-lifetime = 3600
-db-pool-max-idletime = 60
+db-pool = 2
+db-pool-acquisition-timeout = 15
+db-pool-max-lifetime = 180
+db-pool-max-idletime = 10
 db-pool-automatic-recovery = false
 db-pre-request = "test.custom_headers"
 db-prepared-statements = false
diff --git a/test/io/db_config.sql b/test/io/db_config.sql
index 65380590ef..c594ca38e2 100644
--- a/test/io/db_config.sql
+++ b/test/io/db_config.sql
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_prepared_statements = 'false';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pre_request = 'test.custom_headers';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_max_rows = '1000';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_extra_search_path = 'public, extensions';
+ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool = '2';
+ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_acquisition_timeout = '15';
+ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_max_lifetime = '180';
+ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_max_idletime = '10';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.not_existing = 'should be ignored';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.server_cors_allowed_origins = 'http://example.com';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.server_trace_header = 'CF-Ray';
@@ -42,11 +46,7 @@ ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.log_level = 'ignored';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_uri = 'postgresql://ignored';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_channel_enabled = 'ignored';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_channel = 'ignored';
-ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool = 'ignored';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_timeout = 'ignored';
-ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_acquisition_timeout = 'ignored';
-ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_max_lifetime = 'ignored';
-ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_max_idletime = 'ignored';
 ALTER ROLE db_config_authenticator SET pgrst.db_config = 'true';
 
 -- other authenticator reloadable config options
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_prepared_statements = 'false';
 ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pre_request = 'test.other_custom_headers';
 ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_max_rows = '100';
 ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_extra_search_path = 'public, extensions, other';
+ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool = '3';
+ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_acquisition_timeout = '20';
+ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_max_lifetime = '360';
+ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.db_pool_max_idletime = '20';
 ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.openapi_mode = 'disabled';
 ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.openapi_security_active = 'false';
 ALTER ROLE other_authenticator SET pgrst.server_cors_allowed_origins = 'http://example.com';