diff --git a/roles/ironic/vars/main.yml b/roles/ironic/vars/main.yml
index 7543920..df71b6e 100644
--- a/roles/ironic/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ironic/vars/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
         clean_step_priority_override: deploy.erase_devices_express:5
         deploy_kernel: "{{ ironic_python_agent_deploy_kernel.images.0.id }}"
         deploy_ramdisk: "{{ ironic_python_agent_deploy_ramdisk.images.0.id }}"
+      database:
+        connection_recycle_time: 600
+        max_overflow: 50
+        max_pool_size: 5
+        pool_timeout: 30
       deploy:
         erase_devices_priority: 0
         erase_devices_metadata_priority: 0
diff --git a/roles/ironic/vars_test.go b/roles/ironic/vars_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..658e211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ironic/vars_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package ironic
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/vexxhost/atmosphere/internal/openstack_helm"
+	"github.com/vexxhost/atmosphere/internal/testutils"
+)
+
+var (
+	//go:embed vars/main.yml
+	varsFile []byte
+	vars     Vars
+)
+
+type Vars struct {
+	openstack_helm.HelmValues `yaml:"_ironic_helm_values"`
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	t := &testing.T{}
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalWithOptions(varsFile, &vars)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	code := m.Run()
+	os.Exit(code)
+}
+
+func TestHelmValues(t *testing.T) {
+	vals, err := openstack_helm.CoalescedHelmValues("../../charts/ironic", &vars.HelmValues)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	testutils.TestDatabaseConf(t, vals.Conf.Ironic.Database)
+	testutils.TestAllPodsHaveRuntimeClass(t, vals)
+	testutils.TestAllPodsHavePriorityClass(t, vals)
+}