diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java
index fdfd1a78d8..8e696504b4 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorResourceFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ReactorResourceFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean
 	@Nullable
 	private Consumer<HttpResources> globalResourcesConsumer;
 
-	private Supplier<ConnectionProvider> connectionProviderSupplier = () -> ConnectionProvider.elastic("webflux");
+	private Supplier<ConnectionProvider> connectionProviderSupplier = () -> ConnectionProvider.fixed("webflux", 500);
 
 	private Supplier<LoopResources> loopResourcesSupplier = () -> LoopResources.create("webflux-http");