diff --git a/example/main.cpp b/example/main.cpp
index a2f2a09..e655b13 100644
--- a/example/main.cpp
+++ b/example/main.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   brewtils::env::init("../.env");
   port = std::stoi(brewtils::env::get("PORT", "8000"));
 
-  Server app(1000);
+  Server app = Server();
 
   // CORS middleware
   Cors cors;
diff --git a/include/expresso/core/server.h b/include/expresso/core/server.h
index d13ec98..3a6ed75 100644
--- a/include/expresso/core/server.h
+++ b/include/expresso/core/server.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Server : public Router {
   nexus::pool threadPool;
 
 public:
-  Server(size_t maxConnections = 5,
+  Server(size_t maxConnections = SOMAXCONN,
          size_t maxThreads = std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
   ~Server();