diff --git a/core/db.py b/core/db.py
index 758db1d..f934474 100644
--- a/core/db.py
+++ b/core/db.py
@@ -5,9 +5,23 @@
 from sqlmodel import create_engine, Session
 from core.config import get_settings
 
-# Connect to db
-# Set echo=True to see SQL statements in logs
-engine = create_engine(str(get_settings().SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI), echo=False)
+# Get database URI
+database_uri = str(get_settings().SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI)
+
+# Configure engine with connection pool settings for non-SQLite databases
+if database_uri.startswith('sqlite'):
+    # SQLite: Use simple configuration (no pool parameters)
+    engine = create_engine(database_uri, echo=False)
+else:
+    # PostgreSQL/MySQL: Use connection pool with keep-alive settings
+    engine = create_engine(
+        database_uri,
+        echo=False,
+        pool_pre_ping=True,      # Test connections before using them
+        pool_recycle=3600,       # Recycle connections after 1 hour
+        pool_size=5,             # Number of connections in pool
+        max_overflow=10          # Max additional connections during spikes
+    )
 
 
 # Yield session