diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47010c8a..d8f21330 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "express-minify": "^1.0.0",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.1.2",
     "json-typecheck": "^0.1.3",
-    "knex": "^0.14.3",
+    "knex": "^0.20.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.5",
     "morgan": "^1.6.1",
     "mysql": "^2.9.0",
diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index 4655eb40..a61fa131 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class Database {
                 },
                 pool: {
                     min: Config.get('mysql.pool-size'),
-                    max: Config.get('mysql.pool-size'),
-                    refreshIdle: false
+                    max: Config.get('mysql.pool-size')
                 },
                 debug: !!process.env.KNEX_DEBUG
             };