diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a20f9e560f..b260d1b611 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libsql-sqlite3-parser"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "cc",
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/connection/mod.rs b/libsql-server/src/connection/mod.rs
index 8dc677b4e2..5a2fe691fb 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ pub trait MakeConnection: Send + Sync + 'static {
 
     fn throttled(
         self,
-        conccurency: usize,
+        semaphore: Arc<Semaphore>,
         timeout: Option<Duration>,
         max_total_response_size: u64,
     ) -> MakeThrottledConnection<Self>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
-        MakeThrottledConnection::new(conccurency, self, timeout, max_total_response_size)
+        MakeThrottledConnection::new(semaphore, self, timeout, max_total_response_size)
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ pub struct MakeThrottledConnection<F> {
 
 impl<F> MakeThrottledConnection<F> {
     fn new(
-        conccurency: usize,
+        semaphore: Arc<Semaphore>,
         connection_maker: F,
         timeout: Option<Duration>,
         max_total_response_size: u64,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            semaphore: Arc::new(Semaphore::new(conccurency)),
+            semaphore,
             connection_maker,
             timeout,
             max_total_response_size,
@@ -419,8 +419,11 @@ pub mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn throttle_db_creation() {
-        let factory =
-            (|| async { Ok(DummyDb) }).throttled(10, Some(Duration::from_millis(100)), u64::MAX);
+        let factory = (|| async { Ok(DummyDb) }).throttled(
+            Arc::new(Semaphore::new(10)),
+            Some(Duration::from_millis(100)),
+            u64::MAX,
+        );
 
         let mut conns = Vec::with_capacity(10);
         for _ in 0..10 {
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/lib.rs b/libsql-server/src/lib.rs
index a0f3a48596..92dfa801ba 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use net::Connector;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use replication::NamespacedSnapshotCallback;
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Notify};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Notify, Semaphore};
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tokio::time::Duration;
 use url::Url;
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ mod stats;
 mod test;
 mod utils;
 
-const MAX_CONCURRENT_DBS: usize = 128;
 const DB_CREATE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 const DEFAULT_AUTO_CHECKPOINT: u32 = 1000;
 const LIBSQL_PAGE_SIZE: u64 = 4096;
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@ pub struct Server<C = HttpConnector, A = AddrIncoming, D = HttpsConnector<HttpCo
     pub shutdown: Arc<Notify>,
     pub max_active_namespaces: usize,
     pub meta_store_config: Option<MetaStoreConfig>,
+    pub max_concurrent_connections: usize,
 }
 
 impl<C, A, D> Default for Server<C, A, D> {
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ impl<C, A, D> Default for Server<C, A, D> {
             shutdown: Default::default(),
             max_active_namespaces: 100,
             meta_store_config: None,
+            max_concurrent_connections: 128,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ where
                     disable_namespaces: self.disable_namespaces,
                     max_active_namespaces: self.max_active_namespaces,
                     meta_store_config: self.meta_store_config.take(),
+                    max_concurrent_connections: self.max_concurrent_connections,
                 };
                 let (namespaces, proxy_service, replication_service) = replica.configure().await?;
                 self.rpc_client_config = None;
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ where
                     join_set: &mut join_set,
                     auth: auth.clone(),
                     meta_store_config: self.meta_store_config.take(),
+                    max_concurrent_connections: self.max_concurrent_connections,
                 };
                 let (namespaces, proxy_service, replication_service) = primary.configure().await?;
                 self.rpc_server_config = None;
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@ struct Primary<'a, A> {
     auth: Arc<Auth>,
     join_set: &'a mut JoinSet<anyhow::Result<()>>,
     meta_store_config: Option<MetaStoreConfig>,
+    max_concurrent_connections: usize,
 }
 
 impl<A> Primary<'_, A>
@@ -530,6 +534,7 @@ where
             checkpoint_interval: self.db_config.checkpoint_interval,
             disable_namespace: self.disable_namespaces,
             encryption_key: self.db_config.encryption_key.clone(),
+            max_concurrent_connections: Arc::new(Semaphore::new(self.max_concurrent_connections)),
         };
 
         let factory = PrimaryNamespaceMaker::new(conf);
@@ -619,6 +624,7 @@ struct Replica<C> {
     disable_namespaces: bool,
     max_active_namespaces: usize,
     meta_store_config: Option<MetaStoreConfig>,
+    max_concurrent_connections: usize,
 }
 
 impl<C: Connector> Replica<C> {
@@ -640,6 +646,7 @@ impl<C: Connector> Replica<C> {
             max_response_size: self.db_config.max_response_size,
             max_total_response_size: self.db_config.max_total_response_size,
             encryption_key: self.db_config.encryption_key.clone(),
+            max_concurrent_connections: Arc::new(Semaphore::new(self.max_concurrent_connections)),
         };
 
         let factory = ReplicaNamespaceMaker::new(conf);
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/main.rs b/libsql-server/src/main.rs
index 7c8ce4b3e5..e746dce56b 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/main.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ struct Cli {
     /// encryption_key for encryption at rest
     #[clap(long, env = "SQLD_ENCRYPTION_KEY")]
     encryption_key: Option<bytes::Bytes>,
+
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "128")]
+    max_concurrent_connections: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(clap::Subcommand, Debug)]
@@ -590,6 +593,7 @@ async fn build_server(config: &Cli) -> anyhow::Result<Server> {
         shutdown,
         max_active_namespaces: config.max_active_namespaces,
         meta_store_config,
+        max_concurrent_connections: config.max_concurrent_connections,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/namespace/mod.rs b/libsql-server/src/namespace/mod.rs
index 2d55359d7d..1a14fef1cf 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/namespace/mod.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/namespace/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use rusqlite::ErrorCode;
 use serde::de::Visitor;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
-use tokio::sync::watch;
+use tokio::sync::{watch, Semaphore};
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tokio::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio_util::io::StreamReader;
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ use crate::replication::{FrameNo, NamespacedSnapshotCallback, ReplicationLogger}
 use crate::stats::Stats;
 use crate::{
     run_periodic_checkpoint, StatsSender, BLOCKING_RT, DB_CREATE_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_AUTO_CHECKPOINT,
-    MAX_CONCURRENT_DBS,
 };
 
 use crate::namespace::fork::PointInTimeRestore;
@@ -839,6 +838,7 @@ pub struct ReplicaNamespaceConfig {
     /// Stats monitor
     pub stats_sender: StatsSender,
     pub encryption_key: Option<bytes::Bytes>,
+    pub max_concurrent_connections: Arc<Semaphore>,
 }
 
 impl Namespace<ReplicaDatabase> {
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ impl Namespace<ReplicaDatabase> {
         )
         .await?
         .throttled(
-            MAX_CONCURRENT_DBS,
+            config.max_concurrent_connections.clone(),
             Some(DB_CREATE_TIMEOUT),
             config.max_total_response_size,
         );
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ pub struct PrimaryNamespaceConfig {
     pub checkpoint_interval: Option<Duration>,
     pub disable_namespace: bool,
     pub encryption_key: Option<bytes::Bytes>,
+    pub max_concurrent_connections: Arc<Semaphore>,
 }
 
 pub type DumpStream =
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ impl Namespace<PrimaryDatabase> {
         )
         .await?
         .throttled(
-            MAX_CONCURRENT_DBS,
+            config.max_concurrent_connections.clone(),
             Some(DB_CREATE_TIMEOUT),
             config.max_total_response_size,
         )
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/test/bottomless.rs b/libsql-server/src/test/bottomless.rs
index d9f2d9573f..c09f93f937 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/test/bottomless.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/test/bottomless.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ async fn configure_server(
         rpc_client_config: None,
         shutdown: Default::default(),
         meta_store_config: None,
+        max_concurrent_connections: 128,
     }
 }