diff --git a/miniflux.1 b/miniflux.1
index 3538128c..0cd00ac8 100644
--- a/miniflux.1
+++ b/miniflux.1
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Default is 20\&.
 .B DATABASE_MIN_CONNS
 Minimum number of database connections\&.
 .br
-Default is 20\&.
+Default is 1\&.
 .TP
 .B DATABASE_URL
 Postgresql connection parameters\&.