diff --git a/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactoryBean.java b/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactoryBean.java
index 903ddc6074..a6def4a7ef 100644
--- a/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactoryBean.java
+++ b/activemq-pool/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/pool/PooledConnectionFactoryBean.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public class PooledConnectionFactoryBean implements FactoryBean, InitializingBea
 
     private ConnectionFactory pooledConnectionFactory;
     private ConnectionFactory connectionFactory;
-    private int maxConnections;
-    private int maximumActive;
+    private int maxConnections = 1;
+    private int maximumActive = 500;
     private Object transactionManager;
     private String resourceName;
     private ObjectPoolFactory poolFactory;