diff --git a/confidant/authnz/__init__.py b/confidant/authnz/__init__.py
index 16fee461..c19543df 100644
--- a/confidant/authnz/__init__.py
+++ b/confidant/authnz/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ def _get_validator():
             token_cache_size=settings.KMS_AUTH_TOKEN_CACHE_SIZE,
             stats=stats,
             endpoint_url=settings.KMS_URL,
+            max_pool_connections=settings.KMS_MAX_POOL_CONNECTIONS,
+            connect_timeout=settings.KMS_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
+            read_timeout=settings.KMS_READ_TIMEOUT,
         )
     return _VALIDATOR
 
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 0105b821..abdfd53e 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ statsd
 # License: Apache2
 # Upstream url: https://github.com/lyft/python-kmsauth
 # Use: kmsauth support library
-kmsauth
+kmsauth==0.6.2
 
 # License: Apache2
 # Upstream url: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/toasted-marshmallow
diff --git a/requirements3.txt b/requirements3.txt
index 83c17542..24799a21 100644
--- a/requirements3.txt
+++ b/requirements3.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jmespath==0.10.0
     #   botocore
 jwcrypto==1.5.0
     # via -r requirements.in
-kmsauth==0.6.0
+kmsauth==0.6.2
     # via -r requirements.in
 lru-dict==1.2.0
     # via -r requirements.in