diff --git a/packages/mistral/conf/mistral.conf b/packages/mistral/conf/mistral.conf
index 509ffdde..263391fb 100644
--- a/packages/mistral/conf/mistral.conf
+++ b/packages/mistral/conf/mistral.conf
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
 # configuration. If not set, we fall back to the rpc_backend option
 # and driver specific configuration. (string value)
 #transport_url = <None>
+transport_url = rabbit://guest:guest@localhost:5672
 
 # The messaging driver to use, defaults to rabbit. Other drivers
 # include qpid and zmq. (string value)
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@
 # Deprecated group/name - [DATABASE]/sql_connection
 # Deprecated group/name - [sql]/connection
 #connection = <None>
+connection = postgresql://mistral:StackStorm@localhost/mistral
 
 # The SQLAlchemy connection string to use to connect to the slave
 # database. (string value)
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/sql_max_pool_size
 # Deprecated group/name - [DATABASE]/sql_max_pool_size
 #max_pool_size = <None>
+max_pool_size = 50
 
 # Maximum number of database connection retries during startup. Set to
 # -1 to specify an infinite retry count. (integer value)
@@ -840,3 +843,4 @@
 
 # Enables user authentication in pecan. (boolean value)
 #auth_enable = true
+auth_enable = false