diff --git a/config/environments/development.js.example b/config/environments/development.js.example
index c3401aa2..bf98ca23 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/development.js.example
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ var config = {
               type: 'fs', // 'fs' and 'url' supported
               src: __dirname + '/../../assets/default-placeholder.png'
           }
+      },
+      torque: {
+          dbPoolParams: {
+              // maximum number of resources to create at any given time
+              size: 16,
+              // max milliseconds a resource can go unused before it should be destroyed
+              idleTimeout: 3000,
+              // frequency to check for idle resources
+              reapInterval: 1000
+          }
       }
     }
     ,millstone: {
diff --git a/config/environments/production.js.example b/config/environments/production.js.example
index d251ac8e..386f4433 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/production.js.example
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ var config = {
               type: 'fs', // 'fs' and 'url' supported
               src: __dirname + '/../../assets/default-placeholder.png'
           }
+      },
+      torque: {
+          dbPoolParams: {
+              // maximum number of resources to create at any given time
+              size: 16,
+              // max milliseconds a resource can go unused before it should be destroyed
+              idleTimeout: 3000,
+              // frequency to check for idle resources
+              reapInterval: 1000
+          }
       }
     }
     ,millstone: {
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.js.example b/config/environments/staging.js.example
index 5fe72c9e..f692d2ba 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/staging.js.example
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ var config = {
               type: 'fs', // 'fs' and 'url' supported
               src: __dirname + '/../../assets/default-placeholder.png'
           }
+      },
+      torque: {
+          dbPoolParams: {
+              // maximum number of resources to create at any given time
+              size: 16,
+              // max milliseconds a resource can go unused before it should be destroyed
+              idleTimeout: 3000,
+              // frequency to check for idle resources
+              reapInterval: 1000
+          }
       }
     }
     ,millstone: {
diff --git a/config/environments/test.js.example b/config/environments/test.js.example
index f0002aa5..13132e9a 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/test.js.example
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ var config = {
               type: 'fs', // 'fs' and 'url' supported
               src: __dirname + '/../../assets/default-placeholder.png'
           }
+      },
+      torque: {
+          dbPoolParams: {
+              // maximum number of resources to create at any given time
+              size: 16,
+              // max milliseconds a resource can go unused before it should be destroyed
+              idleTimeout: 3000,
+              // frequency to check for idle resources
+              reapInterval: 1000
+          }
       }
     }
     ,millstone: {
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
index 4b2c595d..ac416d30 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ module.exports = function(redisPool) {
         },
         renderer: {
             mapnik: rendererConfig.mapnik,
+            torque: rendererConfig.torque,
             http: rendererConfig.http
         },
         redis: global.environment.redis,