diff --git a/booklore-api/build.gradle b/booklore-api/build.gradle
index b127a947b..cf98ed330 100644
--- a/booklore-api/build.gradle
+++ b/booklore-api/build.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // --- Database & Migration ---
     implementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.5.3'
-    implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql:11.7.1'
+    implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql:11.8.0'
 
     // --- Security & Authentication ---
     implementation 'io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api:0.12.6'
diff --git a/booklore-api/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/booklore-api/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 40ad35724..0066b0a05 100644
--- a/booklore-api/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/booklore-api/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ spring:
     username: ${DATABASE_USERNAME:root}
     password: ${DATABASE_PASSWORD:${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}}
     hikari:
-      max-lifetime: 580000  # 580 seconds
+      max-lifetime: 580000         # 9.6 minutes (avoid DB-side connection cuts)
       connection-test-query: SELECT 1
-      maximum-pool-size: 10
-      idle-timeout: 300000  # 5 minutes
+      maximum-pool-size: 10        # Allows bursts
+      minimum-idle: 1              # Shrinks when idle
+      idle-timeout: 300000         # 5 minutes before idle connections are closed
   jpa:
     hibernate:
       naming:
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ spring:
           batch_size: 500
           order_inserts: true
           order_updates: true
+    open-in-view: false
   flyway:
     enabled: true
     locations: classpath:db/migration
@@ -51,4 +53,9 @@ logging:
     root: ${ROOT_LOG_LEVEL:INFO}
     com.adityachandel.booklore: ${LOG_LEVEL:INFO}
     org.apache.fontbox: ERROR
-    org.apache.pdfbox: ERROR
\ No newline at end of file
+    org.apache.pdfbox: ERROR
+    org.quartz.core.QuartzScheduler: WARN
+    org.quartz.simpl.SimpleThreadPool: WARN
+    org.quartz.simpl.RAMJobStore: WARN
+    org.hibernate.orm.connections.pooling: WARN
+    org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.configuration.InitializeUserDetailsBeanManagerConfigurer: ERROR
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/booklore-ui/src/app/settings/user-management/user-management.component.ts b/booklore-ui/src/app/settings/user-management/user-management.component.ts
index 7adbaa0de..07ca5e445 100644
--- a/booklore-ui/src/app/settings/user-management/user-management.component.ts
+++ b/booklore-ui/src/app/settings/user-management/user-management.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {Library} from '../../book/model/library.model';
 import {LibraryService} from '../../book/service/library.service';
 import {Dialog} from 'primeng/dialog';
 import {Password} from 'primeng/password';
-import {Tooltip} from 'primeng/tooltip';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-user-management',
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ import {Tooltip} from 'primeng/tooltip';
     NgStyle,
     MultiSelect,
     Dialog,
-    Password,
-    Tooltip,
+    Password
   ],
   templateUrl: './user-management.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./user-management.component.scss'],