diff --git a/internal/config/flags.go b/internal/config/flags.go
index 30fa58ec543b8162b091ad0796fdb014646b16a5..5d4df8a78e947606b8636e2c030bbffc59345a82 100644
--- a/internal/config/flags.go
+++ b/internal/config/flags.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var (
 	clientSecret       = flag.String("auth-client-secret", "", "GitLab application Client Secret")
 	redirectURI        = flag.String("auth-redirect-uri", "", "GitLab application redirect URI")
 	authScope          = flag.String("auth-scope", "api", "Scope to be used for authentication (must match GitLab Pages OAuth application settings)")
-	maxConns           = flag.Int("max-conns", 0, "Limit on the number of concurrent connections to the HTTP, HTTPS or proxy listeners, 0 for no limit")
+	maxConns           = flag.Int("max-conns", 10000, "Limit on the number of concurrent connections to the HTTP, HTTPS or proxy listeners, 0 for no limit")
 	insecureCiphers    = flag.Bool("insecure-ciphers", false, "Use default list of cipher suites, may contain insecure ones like 3DES and RC4")
 	tlsMinVersion      = flag.String("tls-min-version", "tls1.2", tls.FlagUsage("min"))
 	tlsMaxVersion      = flag.String("tls-max-version", "", tls.FlagUsage("max"))