diff --git a/setup/container/mysql.cnf b/setup/container/mysql.cnf
index 5a4534b32..24264a628 100644
--- a/setup/container/mysql.cnf
+++ b/setup/container/mysql.cnf
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 [mysqld]
 performance_schema=OFF
 max_connection=50
+max_connection=5
+thread_cache_size=5