diff --git a/src/.pg_client.py.swp b/src/.pg_client.py.swp
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diff --git a/src/pg_client.py b/src/pg_client.py
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--- a/src/pg_client.py
+++ b/src/pg_client.py
@@ -24,15 +24,7 @@ class MultiInstanceDBFetcher:
     def __init__(self, db_urls: list[str]):
         log.info("Initializing MultiInstanceDBFetcher")
         self.connections = [
-            create_engine(f"postgresql+psycopg2://{url}",
-                          pool_pre_ping=True,
-                          connect_args={
-                            "keepalives": 1,
-                            "keepalives_idle": 30,
-                            "keepalives_interval": 10,
-                            "keepalives_count": 5,
-                          }
-            ) for url in db_urls
+            create_engine(f"postgresql+psycopg2://{url}") for url in db_urls
         ]
 
     @classmethod