diff --git a/templates/etc/__php__/fpm/pool.d/pool.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/__php__/fpm/pool.d/pool.conf.j2
index 77f7f0a..e6eef97 100644
--- a/templates/etc/__php__/fpm/pool.d/pool.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/__php__/fpm/pool.d/pool.conf.j2
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pm.process_idle_timeout = {{ item.pm_process_idle_timeout | default('10s') }};
 ; This can be useful to work around memory leaks in 3rd party libraries. For
 ; endless request processing specify '0'. Equivalent to PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS.
 ; Default Value: 0
-;pm.max_requests = 500
+pm.max_requests = {{ item.pm.max_requests | default('0') }}
 
 ; The URI to view the FPM status page. If this value is not set, no URI will be
 ; recognized as a status page. It shows the following informations: