diff --git a/services/web/app.js b/services/web/app.js
index 927e5f9060..b2d4e59908 100644
--- a/services/web/app.js
+++ b/services/web/app.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ if ((Settings.sentry != null ? Settings.sentry.dsn : undefined) != null) {
   logger.initializeErrorReporting(Settings.sentry.dsn)
 }
 
+const http = require('http')
+const https = require('https')
+http.globalAgent.maxSockets = Settings.limits.httpGlobalAgentMaxSockets
+https.globalAgent.maxSockets = Settings.limits.httpsGlobalAgentMaxSockets
+
 metrics.memory.monitor(logger)
 
 const Server = require('./app/src/infrastructure/Server')
diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
index a6952a7d68..b51cd07f5a 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const { merge } = require('@overleaf/settings/merge')
 
 let defaultFeatures, siteUrl
-const http = require('http')
-http.globalAgent.maxSockets = 300
 
 // Make time interval config easier.
 const seconds = 1000
@@ -74,6 +72,11 @@ const parseTextExtensions = function (extensions) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  limits: {
+    httpGlobalAgentMaxSockets: 300,
+    httpsGlobalAgentMaxSockets: 300,
+  },
+
   allowAnonymousReadAndWriteSharing:
     process.env.SHARELATEX_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_READ_AND_WRITE_SHARING === 'true',