gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/services/update.py b/services/update.py
index b6f9af9..89ea72b 100644
--- a/services/update.py
+++ b/services/update.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def getconn():
                          passwd=db['PASSWORD'], db=db['NAME'])
 
 
-mypool = pool.QueuePool(getconn, max_overflow=10, pool_size=5)
+mypool = pool.QueuePool(getconn, max_overflow=10, pool_size=5, recycle=3600)



see: http://www.sqlalchemy.org/docs/core/pooling.html#sqlalchemy.pool.QueuePool