diff --git a/src/Orbit.Infrastructure/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactory.cs b/src/Orbit.Infrastructure/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactory.cs
index 3f464dd97..651130fc9 100644
--- a/src/Orbit.Infrastructure/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Orbit.Infrastructure/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactory.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ namespace Orbit.Infrastructure.Persistence;
 /// migrations, the design-time factory, and the Hangfire durable queue use
 /// <c>ConnectionStrings:SessionConnection</c> (the session pooler), falling back to
 /// <c>DefaultConnection</c> when it is unset. The configured <see cref="DatabaseConnectionSettings"/>
-/// pool caps override any pool size present in the raw connection string.
+/// pool caps override any pool size present in the raw connection string. Idle session-pool connections
+/// are pruned after 60 seconds, and open inactive session connections receive keepalive queries after
+/// 30 seconds to detect connections closed by the pooler or network.
 /// </summary>
 public static class OrbitConnectionStringFactory
 {
@@ -28,7 +30,15 @@ public static string ForSession(IConfiguration configuration)
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sessionConnectionString))
             sessionConnectionString = configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection");
 
-        return ApplyPoolCap(sessionConnectionString, settings.SessionMaxPoolSize);
+        var cappedConnectionString = ApplyPoolCap(sessionConnectionString, settings.SessionMaxPoolSize);
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cappedConnectionString))
+            return cappedConnectionString;
+
+        return new NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder(cappedConnectionString)
+        {
+            ConnectionIdleLifetime = 60,
+            KeepAlive = 30
+        }.ConnectionString;
     }
 
     private static string ApplyPoolCap(string? connectionString, int maxPoolSize)
diff --git a/tests/Orbit.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactoryTests.cs b/tests/Orbit.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactoryTests.cs
index a75ac180a..f27901425 100644
--- a/tests/Orbit.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Orbit.Infrastructure.Tests/Persistence/OrbitConnectionStringFactoryTests.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public void ForSession_PrefersSessionConnection_OverDefault()
         result.Host.Should().Be("session");
         result.Port.Should().Be(5432);
         result.MaxPoolSize.Should().Be(5);
+        result.MinPoolSize.Should().Be(0);
+        result.ConnectionIdleLifetime.Should().Be(60);
+        result.KeepAlive.Should().Be(30);
     }
 
     [Theory]