diff --git a/jobsdb/readonly_jobsdb.go b/jobsdb/readonly_jobsdb.go
index 57aabfa165..ab0b4117ea 100644
--- a/jobsdb/readonly_jobsdb.go
+++ b/jobsdb/readonly_jobsdb.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ func (jd *ReadonlyHandleT) Setup(tablePrefix string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("opening connection to db: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	jd.DbHandle.SetMaxOpenConns(config.GetInt("ReadonlyJobsDB."+jd.tablePrefix+"."+"maxOpenConnections", config.GetInt("ReadonlyJobsDB.maxOpenConnections", 5)))
+
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), config.GetDuration("JobsDB.dbPingTimeout", 10, time.Second))
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -561,7 +563,7 @@ func (jd *ReadonlyHandleT) GetLatestFailedJobs(arg, prefix string) (string, erro
 					job_latest_state.exec_time,
 					job_latest_state.error_code, job_latest_state.error_response
 					FROM %[1]s
-					JOIN "v_last_%[2]s" job_latest_state ON %[1]s.job_id=job_latest_state.job_id 
+					JOIN "v_last_%[2]s" job_latest_state ON %[1]s.job_id=job_latest_state.job_id
 					WHERE job_latest_state.job_state = 'failed'
   					`, dsList.JobTableName, dsList.JobStatusTableName)
 	if argList[1] != "" {