diff --git a/sea-orm-cli/src/commands.rs b/sea-orm-cli/src/commands.rs
index 028f941cf3..259604a75b 100644
--- a/sea-orm-cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -186,11 +186,7 @@ fn pool_options<DB>(max_connections: Option<u32>) -> PoolOptions<DB>
 where
     DB: sqlx::Database,
 {
-    if let Some(max_cons) = max_connections {
-        PoolOptions::<DB>::new().max_connections(max_cons)
-    } else {
-        PoolOptions::<DB>::new()
-    }
+    PoolOptions::<DB>::new().max_connections(max_connections.unwrap_or(1))
 }
 
 pub fn run_migrate_command(matches: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {