diff --git a/.github/workflows/impress.yml b/.github/workflows/impress.yml
index 4b7b9acc..6e0d23bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/impress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/impress.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ jobs:
       AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL: http://localhost:9000
       AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: impress
       AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: password
-      DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MAX_SIZE: 15
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efac567b..6ffcd73f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [v4.8.0] - 2026-03-13
+### Added
+
+- 🔧(backend) add DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_ENABLED settings
 
 ### Changed
 
 - ⬇️(backend) downgrade django-treebeard to version < 5.0.0
 
+## [v4.8.0] - 2026-03-13
+
 ### Added
 
 - ✨(backend) add a is_first_connection flag to the User model #1938
diff --git a/docs/env.md b/docs/env.md
index 04ee1132..cd31f46d 100644
--- a/docs/env.md
+++ b/docs/env.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ These are the environment variables you can set for the `impress-backend` contai
 | DB_NAME                                         | Name of the database                                                                                                                                                       | impress                                                                 |
 | DB_PASSWORD                                     | Password to authenticate with                                                                                                                                              | pass                                                                    |
 | DB_PORT                                         | Port of the database                                                                                                                                                       | 5432                                                                    |
+| DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_ENABLED                         | Enable or not the psycopg pool configuration in the default database options                                                                                               | False                                                                   |
 | DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MIN_SIZE                        | The psycopg min pool size                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                       |
 | DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MAX_SIZE                        | The psycopg max pool size                                                                                                                                                  | None                                                                    |
 | DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_TIMEOUT                         | The default maximum time in seconds that a client can wait to receive a connection from the pool                                                                           | 3                                                                    |
diff --git a/env.d/development/postgresql b/env.d/development/postgresql
index 4d08ff97..81daebab 100644
--- a/env.d/development/postgresql
+++ b/env.d/development/postgresql
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ DB_NAME=impress
 DB_USER=dinum
 DB_PASSWORD=pass
 DB_PORT=5432
-DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MAX_SIZE=15
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/test_settings.py b/src/backend/core/tests/test_settings.py
index 44c7c8f7..44c2a4ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -28,3 +28,39 @@ def test_invalid_settings_oidc_email_configuration():
         "Both OIDC_FALLBACK_TO_EMAIL_FOR_IDENTIFICATION and "
         "OIDC_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_EMAILS cannot be set to True simultaneously. "
     )
+
+
+def test_settings_psycopg_pool_not_enabled():
+    """
+    Test that not changing DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_ENABLED should not configure psycopg in the DATABASES
+    settings.
+    """
+
+    class TestSettings(Base):
+        """Fake test settings without enabling psycopg"""
+
+    TestSettings.post_setup()
+
+    assert TestSettings.DATABASES["default"].get("OPTIONS") == {}
+
+
+def test_settings_psycopg_pool_enabled(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test when DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_ENABLED is set to True, the psycopg pool options should be present
+    in the DATABASES OPTIONS.
+    """
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_ENABLED", "True")
+
+    class TestSettings(Base):
+        """Fake test settings without enabling psycopg"""
+
+    TestSettings.post_setup()
+
+    assert TestSettings.DATABASES["default"].get("OPTIONS") == {
+        "pool": {
+            "min_size": 4,
+            "max_size": None,
+            "timeout": 3,
+        }
+    }
diff --git a/src/backend/impress/settings.py b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
index fea12040..b8ef63c9 100755
--- a/src/backend/impress/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
@@ -99,24 +99,7 @@ class Base(Configuration):
                 "localhost", environ_name="DB_HOST", environ_prefix=None
             ),
             "PORT": values.Value(5432, environ_name="DB_PORT", environ_prefix=None),
-            "OPTIONS": {
-                # https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/api/pool.html#psycopg_pool.ConnectionPool
-                "pool": {
-                    "min_size": values.IntegerValue(
-                        4, environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MIN_SIZE", environ_prefix=None
-                    ),
-                    "max_size": values.IntegerValue(
-                        None,
-                        environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MAX_SIZE",
-                        environ_prefix=None,
-                    ),
-                    "timeout": values.IntegerValue(
-                        3,
-                        environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_TIMEOUT",
-                        environ_prefix=None,
-                    ),
-                }
-            },
+            # Psycopg pool can be configured in the post_setup method
         }
     }
     DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.AutoField"
@@ -1017,6 +1000,36 @@ class Base(Configuration):
                 "OIDC_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_EMAILS cannot be set to True simultaneously. "
             )
 
+        psycopg_pool_enabled = values.BooleanValue(
+            False, environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_ENABLED", environ_prefix=""
+        )
+
+        if psycopg_pool_enabled:
+            cls.DATABASES["default"].update(
+                {
+                    "OPTIONS": {
+                        # https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/api/pool.html#psycopg_pool.ConnectionPool
+                        "pool": {
+                            "min_size": values.IntegerValue(
+                                4,
+                                environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MIN_SIZE",
+                                environ_prefix=None,
+                            ),
+                            "max_size": values.IntegerValue(
+                                None,
+                                environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_MAX_SIZE",
+                                environ_prefix=None,
+                            ),
+                            "timeout": values.IntegerValue(
+                                3,
+                                environ_name="DB_PSYCOPG_POOL_TIMEOUT",
+                                environ_prefix=None,
+                            ),
+                        }
+                    },
+                }
+            )
+
 
 class Build(Base):
     """Settings used when the application is built.