diff --git a/hidche/app/Dockerfile b/hidche/app/Dockerfile
index 85ed503..b19885b 100644
--- a/hidche/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/hidche/app/Dockerfile
@@ -61,5 +61,10 @@ RUN if [ "$UID" != 33 ]; then  \
 
 COPY sam_conf.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/sam_conf.ini
 
+# SETUP PHP-FPM CONFIG SETTINGS (max_children / max_requests)
+RUN echo 'pm.max_children = 15' >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/zz-docker.conf && \
+    echo 'pm.max_requests = 500' >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/zz-docker.conf && \
+     echo 'request_terminate_timeout = 600' >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/zz-docker.conf
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["php-fpm"]
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diff --git a/hidche/app/sam_conf.ini b/hidche/app/sam_conf.ini
index 8ff0863..d2817e6 100644
--- a/hidche/app/sam_conf.ini
+++ b/hidche/app/sam_conf.ini
@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ opcache.file_cache="/var/www/opcache"
 opcache.jit="function"
 
 extension=ds.so
-extension=memcached.so
-
-pm.max_children = 100
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+extension=memcached.so
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