diff --git a/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/templates/postgresql.conf b/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/templates/postgresql.conf
index c86c64daa7..c997e51e1c 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/templates/postgresql.conf
+++ b/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/templates/postgresql.conf
@@ -504,11 +504,11 @@ default_text_search_config = 'pg_catalog.english'
 shared_preload_libraries = 'bdr'
 wal_level = 'logical'
 track_commit_timestamp = on
-max_connections = 100
-max_wal_senders = 10
-max_replication_slots = 10
+max_connections = 700
+max_wal_senders = 100
+max_replication_slots = 100
 # Make sure there are enough background worker slots for BDR to run
-max_worker_processes = 10
+max_worker_processes = 100
 
 # These aren't required, but are useful for diagnosing problems
 #log_error_verbosity = verbose