diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/db/session.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/db/session.py
index 63752d1840..e4698d551f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/db/session.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/app/db/session.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from app.core import config
 
-engine = create_engine(config.SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI)
+engine = create_engine(config.SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI, pool_pre_ping=True)
 db_session = scoped_session(
     sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 )