diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 426cc0c4..49ccc3a2 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variables:
   mysqlLegacySqlMode: ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION
   # Currently no ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY, see #1167:
   mariadbSqlMode: STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION
-  maxConnections: 255
+  maxConnections: 512
   runIntegrationTests: true
 
   # Dotnet + Tools versioning: