diff --git a/base/bucket.go b/base/bucket.go
index b37431c446..ee242d2be1 100644
--- a/base/bucket.go
+++ b/base/bucket.go
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ func (p *GoCBConnStringParams) FillDefaults() {
 	}
 }
 
-// GetGoCBConnString builds a gocb connection string based on BucketSpec.Server.
-func (spec *BucketSpec) GetGoCBConnString(params *GoCBConnStringParams) (string, error) {
+// GetGoCBConnString builds a gocb connection string based on BucketSpec.Server. params defines the defaults that will be set for dcp_buffer_size, kv_buffer_size, kv_pool_size if they are non defined as nonzero. forceKvPoolSize will override the vlaue in BucketSpec.Server and the params. Both arguments are optional.
+func (spec *BucketSpec) GetGoCBConnString(params *GoCBConnStringParams, forceKvPoolSize *int) (string, error) {
 	if params == nil {
 		params = &GoCBConnStringParams{}
 	}
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ func (spec *BucketSpec) GetGoCBConnString(params *GoCBConnStringParams) (string,
 
 	// Add kv_pool_size as used in both GoCB versions
 	poolSizeFromConnStr := asValues.Get("kv_pool_size")
-	if poolSizeFromConnStr == "" {
+	if forceKvPoolSize != nil {
+		asValues.Set("kv_pool_size", strconv.Itoa(*forceKvPoolSize))
+		spec.KvPoolSize = *forceKvPoolSize
+	} else if poolSizeFromConnStr == "" {
 		asValues.Set("kv_pool_size", strconv.Itoa(params.KVPoolSize))
 		spec.KvPoolSize = params.KVPoolSize
 	} else {
diff --git a/base/bucket_test.go b/base/bucket_test.go
index 31bf5aa384..b643b892ee 100644
--- a/base/bucket_test.go
+++ b/base/bucket_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestGetGoCBConnString(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actualConnStr, err := test.bucketSpec.GetGoCBConnString(nil)
+			actualConnStr, err := test.bucketSpec.GetGoCBConnString(nil, nil)
 			assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error creating connection string for bucket spec")
 			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedConnStr, actualConnStr)
 		})
diff --git a/base/collection.go b/base/collection.go
index 56a4a91f5c..0487ef9451 100644
--- a/base/collection.go
+++ b/base/collection.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 // GetGoCBv2Bucket opens a connection to the Couchbase cluster and returns a *GocbV2Bucket for the specified BucketSpec.
 func GetGoCBv2Bucket(ctx context.Context, spec BucketSpec) (*GocbV2Bucket, error) {
 
-	connString, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(nil)
+	connString, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		WarnfCtx(ctx, "Unable to parse server value: %s error: %v", SD(spec.Server), err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/base/dcp_client.go b/base/dcp_client.go
index 4a3f112312..c603719c68 100644
--- a/base/dcp_client.go
+++ b/base/dcp_client.go
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ func (dc *DCPClient) initAgent(spec BucketSpec) error {
 		KVBufferSize:  spec.KvBufferSize,
 		DCPBufferSize: spec.DcpBuffer,
 	}
-	connStr, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(defaultValues)
+
+	// Force poolsize to 1, multiple clients results in DCP naming collision
+	connStr, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(defaultValues, IntPtr(GoCBPoolSizeDCP))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -337,8 +339,6 @@ func (dc *DCPClient) initAgent(spec BucketSpec) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Force poolsize to 1, multiple clients results in DCP naming collision
-	agentConfig.KVConfig.PoolSize = 1
 	agentConfig.BucketName = spec.BucketName
 	agentConfig.DCPConfig.AgentPriority = dc.agentPriority
 	agentConfig.SecurityConfig.Auth = auth
diff --git a/base/dcp_sharded.go b/base/dcp_sharded.go
index 1c841b6a33..9c83b719c2 100644
--- a/base/dcp_sharded.go
+++ b/base/dcp_sharded.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func initCBGTManager(ctx context.Context, bucket Bucket, spec BucketSpec, cfgSG
 		DCPBufferSize: spec.DcpBuffer,
 	}
 
-	serverURL, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(defaultValues)
+	serverURL, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(defaultValues, IntPtr(GoCBPoolSizeDCP))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/base/dcp_test.go b/base/dcp_test.go
index bff7fbd825..9e6da62352 100644
--- a/base/dcp_test.go
+++ b/base/dcp_test.go
@@ -542,3 +542,19 @@ func legacyFeedParams(spec BucketSpec) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return string(paramBytes), nil
 }
+
+func TestCBGTKvPoolSize(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := TestCtx(t)
+	bucket := GetTestBucket(t)
+	defer bucket.Close(ctx)
+
+	spec := bucket.BucketSpec
+	spec.Server += "&kv_pool_size=8"
+
+	cfg, err := NewCbgtCfgMem()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cbgtContext, err := initCBGTManager(ctx, bucket, spec, cfg, t.Name(), "fakeDb")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer cbgtContext.Stop()
+	require.Contains(t, cbgtContext.Manager.Server(), "kv_pool_size=1")
+}
diff --git a/base/main_test_cluster.go b/base/main_test_cluster.go
index e9f8c2e991..ad9a3121fb 100644
--- a/base/main_test_cluster.go
+++ b/base/main_test_cluster.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func initV2Cluster(ctx context.Context, server string) *gocb.Cluster {
 		BucketOpTimeout: &testClusterTimeout,
 	}
 
-	connStr, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(nil)
+	connStr, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		FatalfCtx(ctx, "error getting connection string: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/rest/server_context.go b/rest/server_context.go
index 1191975891..83c0c22832 100644
--- a/rest/server_context.go
+++ b/rest/server_context.go
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (sc *ServerContext) _getOrAddDatabaseFromConfig(ctx context.Context, config
 		if spec.DcpBuffer != 0 {
 			params.DCPBufferSize = spec.DcpBuffer
 		}
-		connStr, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(params)
+		connStr, err := spec.GetGoCBConnString(params, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}