diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java
index 6b47170..acfe6e7 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public interface ConfigLoader {
             Set<HostAndPort> hostAndPortSet = new HashSet<>();
             GenericObjectPoolConfig<Connection> poolConfig = new GenericObjectPoolConfig<>();
             poolConfig.setMaxTotal(maxConnections);
+            poolConfig.setBlockWhenExhausted(true);
             node.getNode("redis-cluster-servers").getChildrenList().forEach((childNode) -> {
                 Map<Object, ? extends ConfigurationNode> hostAndPort = childNode.getChildrenMap();
                 String host = hostAndPort.get("host").getString();
@@ -105,11 +106,13 @@ public interface ConfigLoader {
             JedisPool jedisPool = null;
             if (node.getNode("enable-jedis-pool-compatibility").getBoolean(true)) {
                 JedisPoolConfig config = new JedisPoolConfig();
-                config.setMaxTotal(maxConnections);
+                config.setMaxTotal(node.getNode("compatibility-max-connections").getInt(3));
+                config.setBlockWhenExhausted(true);
                 jedisPool = new JedisPool(config, redisServer, redisPort, 0, redisPassword, useSSL);
             }
             GenericObjectPoolConfig<Connection> poolConfig = new GenericObjectPoolConfig<>();
             poolConfig.setMaxTotal(maxConnections);
+            poolConfig.setBlockWhenExhausted(true);
             summoner = new JedisPooledSummoner(new JedisPooled(poolConfig, redisServer, redisPort, 0, redisPassword, useSSL), jedisPool);
             redisBungeeMode = RedisBungeeMode.SINGLE;
         }
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/config.yml b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 28fa02e..4e1855a 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ proxy-id: "test-1"
 # enabled by default
 # ignored when cluster mode is enabled
 enable-jedis-pool-compatibility: true
+# max connections for the compatibility pool
+compatibility-max-connections: 3
 
 # Register redis bungee legacy commands
 # if this disabled override-bungee-commands will be ignored