diff --git a/data/database.py b/data/database.py
index 8314c8fb2..82f6c1f01 100644
--- a/data/database.py
+++ b/data/database.py
@@ -275,8 +275,10 @@ def _db_from_url(url, db_kwargs, connect_timeout=DEFAULT_DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT):
   drivers = _SCHEME_DRIVERS[parsed_url.drivername]
   driver = drivers.driver
   if os.getenv('DB_CONNECTION_POOLING', 'false').lower() == 'true':
-    logger.debug('Connection pooling enabled')
+    logger.info('Connection pooling enabled')
     driver = drivers.pooled_driver
+    db_kwargs['stale_timeout'] = db_kwargs.get('stale_timeout', None)
+    db_kwargs['max_connections'] = db_kwargs.get('max_connections', None)
 
   wrapped_driver = _wrap_for_retry(driver)
   return wrapped_driver(parsed_url.database, **db_kwargs)