diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 58184da..8686102 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits:
-          cpus: "1.5"
+          cpus: "0.50"
           memory: "130MB"
   zig1: &zig
     container_name: zig-pay-1
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ services:
       - SERVER_ENV=PROD
       - DEFAULT_HOST=payment-processor-default
       - DEFAULT_PORT=8080
-      - DEFAULT_POOL=700
+      - DEFAULT_POOL=400
       - FALLBACK_HOST=payment-processor-fallback
       - FALLBACK_PORT=8080
-      - FALLBACK_POOL=400
+      - FALLBACK_POOL=200
       - PORT=8080
       - PAYMENT_SUMMARY_EXCHANGE_HOST=zig2
       - PAYMENT_SUMMARY_EXCHANGE_PORT=6969
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ services:
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits:
-          cpus: "0.45"
+          cpus: "0.50"
           memory: "110MB"
   zig2: 
     <<: *zig
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ services:
       - SERVER_ENV=PROD
       - DEFAULT_HOST=payment-processor-default
       - DEFAULT_PORT=8080
-      - DEFAULT_POOL=700
+      - DEFAULT_POOL=400
       - FALLBACK_HOST=payment-processor-fallback
       - FALLBACK_PORT=8080
-      - FALLBACK_POOL=400
+      - FALLBACK_POOL=200
       - PORT=8080
       - PAYMENT_SUMMARY_EXCHANGE_HOST=zig1
       - PAYMENT_SUMMARY_EXCHANGE_PORT=6969
diff --git a/src/endpoints/payments.zig b/src/endpoints/payments.zig
index 3f624ee..fa452af 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/payments.zig
+++ b/src/endpoints/payments.zig
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const template_json_summary: []const u8 =
 ;
 
 fn getSummary(req: *Request, res: *Response) void {
+    std.Thread.sleep(1_000_000 * 50);
     var from: ?DateTime = null;
     var to: ?DateTime = null;
 
diff --git a/src/load_balancer.zig b/src/load_balancer.zig
index 47aa5c3..3a10fd0 100644
--- a/src/load_balancer.zig
+++ b/src/load_balancer.zig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const Address = net.Address;
 const Stream = net.Stream;
 
 const BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;
-const MAX_CONNECTION_UPSTREAM = 2050;
+const MAX_CONNECTION_UPSTREAM = 1520;
 
 //var metrics_mutex = std.Thread.Mutex{};
 //var metrics_num_requests: u64 = 0;
@@ -68,18 +68,22 @@ pub const UpstreamServer = struct {
 
         std.debug.assert(final_addr != null);
 
-        var connections: [MAX_CONNECTION_UPSTREAM]UpstreamConnection = undefined;
-
-        for (&connections) |*conn| {
-            conn.* = UpstreamConnection.init(final_addr.?);
-        }
-
         return UpstreamServer{
             .address = final_addr.?,
-            .pool = connections,
+            .pool = undefined,
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn warmup(self: *UpstreamServer) void {
+        _ = std.Thread.spawn(.{ .stack_size = 1024 * 24 }, _warmup, .{self}) catch unreachable;
+    }
+
+    fn _warmup(self: *UpstreamServer) void {
+        for (0..self.pool.len) |i| {
+            self.pool[i] = UpstreamConnection.init(self.address);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn getAvailableConnection(self: *UpstreamServer) ?*UpstreamConnection {
         for (&self.pool) |*conn| {
             if (conn.state == .available) {
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 68dd9f9..0ebe9be 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ fn startLoadBalancer() !void {
     const server2 = lb.UpstreamServer.init(ctx.config.fallback_host, ctx.config.fallback_port);
 
     var servers = [_]lb.UpstreamServer{ server1, server2 };
+    servers[0].warmup();
+    servers[1].warmup();
 
+    std.Thread.sleep(1_000_000 * 1000 * 2);
     var mylb = try lb.LoadBalancer.init(ip_map, ctx.config.port, &servers);
 
     try mylb.start();
diff --git a/src/payment_integrator.zig b/src/payment_integrator.zig
index 2ab1f55..0fc63e0 100644
--- a/src/payment_integrator.zig
+++ b/src/payment_integrator.zig
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub const PaymentIntegrator = struct {
                     pi.payment.integration_status = .not_integrated;
                     pi.is_integrated = true; // liar
                 } else {
-                    pi.payment.requested_at = DateTime.now();
+                    //pi.payment.requested_at = DateTime.now();
                     pi.ticket = self.service_pool.dive(pi.getMessage(), MAX_RETRY - pi.retries) catch null;
                     pi.retries -= 1;
                 }