diff --git a/kong/db/strategies/connector.lua b/kong/db/strategies/connector.lua
index 719ef8078ca5..3f03cddc11f7 100644
--- a/kong/db/strategies/connector.lua
+++ b/kong/db/strategies/connector.lua
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ local fmt = string.format
 local Connector = {
   defaults = {
     pagination = {
-      page_size     = 512,  -- work with lmdb
-      max_page_size = 512,  -- work with lmdb
+      page_size     = 1000,
+      max_page_size = 50000,
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/kong/db/strategies/init.lua b/kong/db/strategies/init.lua
index 90f7968a1ec7..99a5588d07d8 100644
--- a/kong/db/strategies/init.lua
+++ b/kong/db/strategies/init.lua
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ function _M.new(kong_config, database, schemas, errors)
 
   do
     local base_connector = require "kong.db.strategies.connector"
+
+    -- lmdb will not support huge page size
+    if database == "off" then
+      base_connector.defaults.pagination.max_page_size = 2048
+    end
+
     local mt = getmetatable(connector)
     setmetatable(mt, {
       __index = function(t, k)