diff --git a/synced-pool.go b/synced-pool.go
index 2d6bf76..7557899 100644
--- a/synced-pool.go
+++ b/synced-pool.go
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (p *SyncedPool) AddRemote(host string) {
 
 	host_pool, err := netpool.New(func() (net.Conn, error) {
 		return net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:1338", host))
-	}, netpool.WithMaxPool(1024), netpool.WithMinPool(5))
+	}, netpool.WithMaxPool(128), netpool.WithMinPool(16))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error creating pool: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/tcp-connection_test.go b/tcp-connection_test.go
index 7f72270..b326271 100644
--- a/tcp-connection_test.go
+++ b/tcp-connection_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestGenericConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	pool, err := netpool.New(func() (net.Conn, error) {
 		return net.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:51337")
-	}, netpool.WithMaxPool(512), netpool.WithMinPool(5))
+	}, netpool.WithMaxPool(128), netpool.WithMinPool(16))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error creating pool: %v\n", err)
 	}