diff --git a/application/config/database.php b/application/config/database.php
index 880773d..19254cd 100644
--- a/application/config/database.php
+++ b/application/config/database.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 $db['default']['database'] = '';
 $db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'mysql';
 $db['default']['dbprefix'] = '';
-$db['default']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
+$db['default']['pconnect'] = FALSE;
 $db['default']['db_debug'] = TRUE;
 $db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
 $db['default']['cachedir'] = '';