diff --git a/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml b/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml
index e9ce07fda..5a190e2ab 100644
--- a/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ configuration:
     connection_pool_default_cpu_request: "1"
     connection_pool_default_memory_limit: 100m
     connection_pool_default_memory_request: "100Mi"
-    # connection_pool_image: ""
+    connection_pool_image: "registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/pgbouncer:master-3"
     connection_pool_replicas: 1
     connection_pool_mode: "transaction"
     # connection_pool_schema: "pooler"