diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index db15769..5697119 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn build_pool(
         .test_on_check_out(true) // no noticeable performance hit
         .min_idle(Some(min_size))
         .max_size(max_size)
+        .max_lifetime(Some(Duration::from_secs(60)))
         .build(manager)
         .unwrap();
     info!(
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 47a2be3..10d98ca 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                                     if let Some(previous_query) = running_queries.insert(s.id.to_owned(), abandon_query_tx) {
                     previous_query.send(()).ok();
                                     }
-                                    // start a database query
+                                    // start a database query.  this spawns a blocking database query on a worker thread.
                                     db::db_query(s, cid.to_owned(), pool.clone(), query_tx.clone(), abandon_query_rx).await;
                 },
                 Err(e) => {