diff --git a/src/odbc/ejabberd_odbc_sup.erl b/src/odbc/ejabberd_odbc_sup.erl
index 8fb6e2552..40d2223a3 100644
--- a/src/odbc/ejabberd_odbc_sup.erl
+++ b/src/odbc/ejabberd_odbc_sup.erl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ init([Host]) ->
 					?DEFAULT_ODBC_START_INTERVAL]),
 			    ?DEFAULT_ODBC_START_INTERVAL
 		    end,
-    {ok, {{one_for_one, PoolSize+1, StartInterval},
+    {ok, {{one_for_one, PoolSize*2, 1},
 	  lists:map(
 	    fun(I) ->
 		    {I,