diff --git a/rails-apache-config.conf b/rails-apache-config.conf
index ed66cf3..46599ba 100644
--- a/rails-apache-config.conf
+++ b/rails-apache-config.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <VirtualHost *:80>
     DocumentRoot /var/www/public
     RailsEnv production
+    PassengerMaxPoolSize 3
+    PassengerMinInstances 3
+    PassengerPreStart
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
     <Directory "/var/www/">
diff --git a/rails-apache-ssl-config.conf b/rails-apache-ssl-config.conf
index b1ead4e..1ae3346 100644
--- a/rails-apache-ssl-config.conf
+++ b/rails-apache-ssl-config.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     <VirtualHost _default_:443>
         DocumentRoot /var/www/public
         RailsEnv production
+        PassengerMaxPoolSize 3
+        PassengerMinInstances 3
+        PassengerPreStart
         ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
         CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
         SSLEngine on