diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index 6f4fc3a..87cd860 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ require 'concurrent'
 
 require 'sys/proctable'
 
+require 'connection_pool'
+
 require File.expand_path("../../../../config/environment", __FILE__)
 # require_relative '../base'
 require File.expand_path("../../../../script/import_scripts/base", __FILE__)
@@ -1067,7 +1069,7 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
   # Get list of TOPICS / OP posts, i.e. post ids that have no parent / root id - SELECT post_id FROM gforum_Post WHERE post_root_id = 0;
   def threaded_topic_import
     # Define the connection pool inside the method
-    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 10, timeout: 5) do
+    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 20, timeout: 500) do
       Mysql2::Client.new(
         host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
         username: "admin",