diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
index 89b77e9af6..50e89ee31c 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class openstack_project::gerrit (
     httpd_maxthreads                    => $httpd_maxthreads,
     httpd_maxqueued                     => $httpd_maxqueued,
     httpd_maxwait                       => $httpd_maxwait,
+    sshd_max_connections_per_user       => '96',
     commentlinks                        => $commentlinks,
     its_plugins                         => $its_plugins,
     its_rules                           => $its_rules,