diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 75b592b..f218408 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartrequest',
-  version: '2.0.4',
+  version: '2.0.5',
   description: 'dropin replacement for request'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
index 2f21ffe..5654eb1 100644
--- a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
@@ -59,16 +59,13 @@ const parseSocketPathAndRoute = (stringToParseArg: string) => {
  */
 const httpAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive({
   keepAlive: true,
-  maxFreeSockets: 1,
-  maxSockets: 100,
-  maxTotalSockets: 1000,
+  maxFreeSockets: 10,
 });
 
 /**
  * a custom http agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
  */
 const httpAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.https.Agent({
-  maxFreeSockets: 0,
   keepAlive: false
 });
 
@@ -77,9 +74,7 @@ const httpAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.https.Agent({
  */
 const httpsAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive.HttpsAgent({
   keepAlive: true,
-  maxFreeSockets: 1,
-  maxSockets: 100,
-  maxTotalSockets: 1000,
+  maxFreeSockets: 10,
 });
 
 /**