diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20200312140328-bulk_upload_to_s3.js b/backend/src/db/migrations/20200312140328-bulk_upload_to_s3.js
index 908c97b42..ee9aba023 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20200312140328-bulk_upload_to_s3.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20200312140328-bulk_upload_to_s3.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { S3 } from 'aws-sdk'
 import mime from 'mime-types'
 import { s3Configs } from '../../config'
+import https from 'https'
 
 export const description = `
 Upload all image files to a S3 compatible object storage in order to reduce
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ export async function up(next) {
   const driver = getDriver()
   const session = driver.session()
   const transaction = session.beginTransaction()
+  const agent = new https.Agent({
+    maxSockets: 5,
+  })
 
   const {
     AWS_ENDPOINT: endpoint,
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ export async function up(next) {
     return
   }
 
-  const s3 = new S3({ region, endpoint })
+  const s3 = new S3({ region, endpoint, httpOptions: { agent } })
   try {
     // Implement your migration here.
     const { records } = await transaction.run('MATCH (image:Image) RETURN image.url as url')