diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index 50a9e55..af494b0 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/
 from pathlib import Path
 import environ
 import os
+import dj_database_url
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -89,26 +90,14 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application'
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'dj_db_conn_pool.backends.postgresql',
-        'NAME': env("POSTGRES_DBNAME"),
-        'USER': env("POSTGRES_USER"),
-        'PASSWORD': env("POSTGRES_PASS"),
-        'HOST': env("PG_HOST"),
-        'PORT': env("PG_PORT")
-    }
-}
 
 DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'POOL_OPTIONS' : {
-            'POOL_SIZE': 200,
-            'MAX_OVERFLOW': 10,
-            'RECYCLE': 24 * 60 * 60
-        }
-     }
- }
+    'default': dj_database_url.config(
+        default=f'postgis://{env("POSTGRES_USER")}:{env("POSTGRES_PASS")}@{env("PG_HOST")}:{env("PG_PORT")}/{env("POSTGRES_DBNAME")}',
+        conn_max_age=600,
+        conn_health_checks=True,
+    )
+}
 
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fbbfb00..ea2b7f3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ urllib3==1.26.7
 django-extra-fields==3.0.2
 django-phonenumber-field==6.1.0
 django-rest-knox==4.2.0
-django-db-connection-pool[postgresql]
+dj-database-url==2.0.0