diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 94ca8e864..50cf5392d 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) needSyncConnPoolSpecs(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.ConnectionPool)
 	}
 
 	for _, change := range changelog {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %+v from %s to %s",
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %+v from '%+v' to '%+v'",
 			change.Type, change.Path, change.From, change.To)
 		reasons = append(reasons, msg)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index 465c39ff6..1235a7e30 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -2053,6 +2053,13 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnPoolDeployment(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (
 			k8sutil.Int32ToPointer(1))
 	}
 
+	if *numberOfInstances < constants.ConnPoolMinInstances {
+		msg := "Adjusted number of connection pool instances from %d to %d"
+		c.logger.Warningf(msg, numberOfInstances, constants.ConnPoolMinInstances)
+
+		*numberOfInstances = constants.ConnPoolMinInstances
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 931e9e5c8..4e101dd9d 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncConnectionPoolWorker(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql)
 		defaultsSync, defaultsReason := c.needSyncConnPoolDefaults(newConnPool, deployment)
 		reason := append(specReason, defaultsReason...)
 		if specSync || defaultsSync {
-			c.logger.Infof("Update connection pool deployment %s, reason: %s",
+			c.logger.Infof("Update connection pool deployment %s, reason: %+v",
 				c.connPoolName(), reason)
 
 			newDeploymentSpec, err := c.generateConnPoolDeployment(&newSpec.Spec)
diff --git a/pkg/spec/types.go b/pkg/spec/types.go
index 6f071c44a..36783204d 100644
--- a/pkg/spec/types.go
+++ b/pkg/spec/types.go
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ func (r RoleOrigin) String() string {
 		return "teams API role"
 	case RoleOriginSystem:
 		return "system role"
+	case RoleConnectionPool:
+		return "connection pool role"
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("bogus role origin value %d", r))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go b/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go
index 0426dbfe8..346299a1c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ const (
 	ConnPoolContainer            = 0
 	ConnPoolMaxDBConnections     = 60
 	ConnPoolMaxClientConnections = 10000
+	ConnPoolMinInstances         = 2
 )
diff --git a/pkg/util/util.go b/pkg/util/util.go
index c78852726..8e3b7cd21 100644
--- a/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -149,22 +149,25 @@ func CoalesceInt32(val, defaultVal *int32) *int32 {
 	return val
 }
 
+// Test if any of the values is nil
+func testNil(values ...*int32) bool {
+	for _, v := range values {
+		if v == nil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // Return maximum of two integers provided via pointers. If one value is not
 // defined, return the other one. If both are not defined, result is also
 // undefined, caller needs to check for that.
 func MaxInt32(a, b *int32) *int32 {
-	if a == nil && b == nil {
+	if testNil(a, b) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if a == nil {
-		return b
-	}
-
-	if b == nil {
-		return a
-	}
-
 	if *a > *b {
 		return a
 	}