diff --git a/utils/conf/db.properties b/utils/conf/db.properties
index e90b88f702b..c5346c6ae98 100644
--- a/utils/conf/db.properties
+++ b/utils/conf/db.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ db.cloud.removeAbandoned=false
 db.cloud.removeAbandonedTimeout=300
 db.cloud.logAbandoned=true
 db.cloud.poolPreparedStatements=false
-db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true
+db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&prepStmtCacheSqlLimit=4096
 
 # usage database settings
 db.usage.username=cloud