diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 811bffb..25e000c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/invopop/yaml v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.7 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.29.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.6.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240725223205-93522f1f2a9f // indirect
diff --git a/internal/search/datasources/postgres/postgres.go b/internal/search/datasources/postgres/postgres.go
index f68b38a..1ed92d5 100644
--- a/internal/search/datasources/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/internal/search/datasources/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	d "github.com/PDOK/gomagpie/internal/search/domain"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 	pggeom "github.com/twpayne/go-geom"
 	"github.com/twpayne/go-geom/encoding/geojson"
 	pgxgeom "github.com/twpayne/pgx-geom"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Postgres struct {
-	db  *pgx.Conn
+	db  *pgxpool.Pool
 	ctx context.Context
 
 	queryTimeout time.Duration
@@ -24,19 +25,24 @@ type Postgres struct {
 
 func NewPostgres(dbConn string, queryTimeout time.Duration, searchIndex string) (*Postgres, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	db, err := pgx.Connect(ctx, dbConn)
+	config, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(dbConn)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to connect to database: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse database config: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	// add support for Go <-> PostGIS conversions
-	if err := pgxgeom.Register(ctx, db); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	config.AfterConnect = pgxgeom.Register
+
+	db, err := pgxpool.NewWithConfig(ctx, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to connect to database: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	return &Postgres{db, ctx, queryTimeout, searchIndex}, nil
 }
 
 func (p *Postgres) Close() {
-	_ = p.db.Close(p.ctx)
+	p.db.Close()
 }
 
 func (p *Postgres) SearchFeaturesAcrossCollections(ctx context.Context, searchTerm string, collections d.CollectionsWithParams,
diff --git a/internal/search/testdata/expected-search-den-single-collection-rd.json b/internal/search/testdata/expected-search-den-single-collection-rd.json
index 0461836..2581bad 100644
--- a/internal/search/testdata/expected-search-den-single-collection-rd.json
+++ b/internal/search/testdata/expected-search-den-single-collection-rd.json
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
               575110.8422034585
             ],
             [
-              109142.385825345,
-              575219.5200152525
+              109142.38582534503,
+              575219.520015255
             ],
             [
               108930.82374757381,
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
               575110.8422034585
             ],
             [
-              109142.385825345,
-              575219.5200152525
+              109142.38582534503,
+              575219.520015255
             ],
             [
               108930.82374757381,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         "coordinates": [
           [
             [
-              109043.81291995465,
+              109043.8129199546,
               553082.0701673088
             ],
             [
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
               575338.2567024586
             ],
             [
-              109043.81291995465,
+              109043.8129199546,
               553082.0701673088
             ]
           ]
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         "coordinates": [
           [
             [
-              109043.81291995465,
+              109043.8129199546,
               553082.0701673088
             ],
             [
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
               575338.2567024586
             ],
             [
-              109043.81291995465,
+              109043.8129199546,
               553082.0701673088
             ]
           ]
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@
         "coordinates": [
           [
             [
-              109043.61280645092,
+              109043.61280645098,
               553071.2827189546
             ],
             [
-              122481.77479068137,
+              122481.77479068142,
               552962.5620117659
             ],
             [
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@
               575219.1012624607
             ],
             [
-              109254.66298884692,
-              575327.4685912606
+              109254.66298884695,
+              575327.4685912638
             ],
             [
-              109043.61280645092,
+              109043.61280645098,
               553071.2827189546
             ]
           ]
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
         "coordinates": [
           [
             [
-              109043.81291995465,
+              109043.8129199546,
               553082.0701673088
             ],
             [
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
               575338.2567024586
             ],
             [
-              109043.81291995465,
+              109043.8129199546,
               553082.0701673088
             ]
           ]
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
               552955.5399556488
             ],
             [
-              122540.2350379685,
+              122540.23503796855,
               575212.0767479953
             ],
             [
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@
         "coordinates": [
           [
             [
-              108970.26902163994,
+              108970.26902164,
               553077.8551786089
             ],
             [
-              122408.41355513701,
-              552968.9311218729
+              122408.41355513704,
+              552968.931121876
             ],
             [
               122558.07153432549,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
               575334.0391476178
             ],
             [
-              108970.26902163994,
+              108970.26902164,
               553077.8551786089
             ]
           ]
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@
         "coordinates": [
           [
             [
-              108970.26902163994,
+              108970.26902164,
               553077.8551786089
             ],
             [
-              122408.41355513701,
-              552968.9311218729
+              122408.41355513704,
+              552968.931121876
             ],
             [
               122558.07153432549,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
               575334.0391476178
             ],
             [
-              108970.26902163994,
+              108970.26902164,
               553077.8551786089
             ]
           ]
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@
               552992.226492696
             ],
             [
-              122594.41673838987,
-              575248.7667374964
+              122594.41673838989,
+              575248.7667374992
             ],
             [
               109218.0664168045,