diff --git a/Sources/ClientRuntime/Config/DefaultSDKRuntimeConfiguration.swift b/Sources/ClientRuntime/Config/DefaultSDKRuntimeConfiguration.swift
index e96e4a4a5..9a453aec7 100644
--- a/Sources/ClientRuntime/Config/DefaultSDKRuntimeConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Sources/ClientRuntime/Config/DefaultSDKRuntimeConfiguration.swift
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ public extension DefaultSDKRuntimeConfiguration {
         let connectTimeoutMs = httpClientConfiguration.connectTimeout.map { UInt32($0 * 1000) }
         let socketTimeout = UInt32(httpClientConfiguration.socketTimeout)
         let config = CRTClientEngineConfig(
-            telemetry: httpClientConfiguration.telemetry ?? CRTClientEngine.noOpCrtClientEngineTelemetry,
+          maxConnectionsPerEndpoint: 100,
+          telemetry: httpClientConfiguration.telemetry ?? CRTClientEngine.noOpCrtClientEngineTelemetry,
           connectTimeoutMs: connectTimeoutMs,
           crtTlsOptions: httpClientConfiguration.tlsConfiguration as? CRTClientTLSOptions,
           socketTimeout: socketTimeout