diff --git a/cashu/core/db.py b/cashu/core/db.py
index 75b8de5a..4188b0d2 100644
--- a/cashu/core/db.py
+++ b/cashu/core/db.py
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ def __init__(self, db_name: str, db_location: str):
         if not settings.db_connection_pool:
             kwargs["poolclass"] = NullPool
         elif self.type == POSTGRES:
-            kwargs["poolclass"] = QueuePool # type: ignore[assignment]
-            kwargs["pool_size"] = 50        # type: ignore[assignment]
-            kwargs["max_overflow"] = 100    # type: ignore[assignment]
+            #kwargs["poolclass"] = AsyncQueuePool        # type: ignore[assignment]
+            kwargs["pool_size"] = 50                    # type: ignore[assignment]
+            kwargs["max_overflow"] = 100                # type: ignore[assignment]
 
         self.engine = create_async_engine(database_uri, **kwargs)
         self.async_session = sessionmaker(