diff -r 93686b0c028b -r 503ed1a61543 iro/iro.py
--- a/iro/iro.py	Thu Sep 27 14:25:41 2012 +0200
+++ b/iro/iro.py	Tue Sep 25 01:05:05 2012 +0200
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     def startService(self):
         log.msg("Starting service...")
         engine = create_engine(config.main.dburl,
-               poolclass = pool.SingletonThreadPool,  pool_size=dbPool.maxthreads, )
+               poolclass = pool.SingletonThreadPool,  pool_size=dbPool.maxthreads, pool_recycle=3600)
 
         setEngine(engine)
         startPool(reactor)