diff --git a/proxy/endpoints.py b/proxy/endpoints.py
index 58efff1..3ed4c06 100644
--- a/proxy/endpoints.py
+++ b/proxy/endpoints.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def generate_endpoints(endpoint: str, abi_filepath: str) -> list:
             schains_internal_contract, schains_contract, nodes_contract, schain_hash)
         for schain_hash in schain_hashes
     ]
+    endpoints = list(filter(lambda item: item is not None, endpoints))  # TODO: hotfix!
     return endpoints
 
 
diff --git a/proxy/nginx.py b/proxy/nginx.py
index 0b1746a..5c7332d 100644
--- a/proxy/nginx.py
+++ b/proxy/nginx.py
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ def is_container_running(container) -> bool:
 def generate_nginx_configs(schains_endpoints: list) -> None:
     logger.info('Generating nginx configs...')
     for schain_endpoints in schains_endpoints:
+        if not schain_endpoints:
+            continue
         logger.info(f'Processing template for {schain_endpoints["chain_info"]["schain_name"]}...')
         process_nginx_config_template(schain_endpoints['chain_info'], SERVER_NAME)
 
diff --git a/templates/upstream.conf.j2 b/templates/upstream.conf.j2
index 031347e..5dcf1ed 100644
--- a/templates/upstream.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/upstream.conf.j2
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 upstream {{ schain_name }} {
     ip_hash;
     {% for endpoint in http_endpoints %}
-    server {{ endpoint }} max_fails=1 fail_timeout=10s;
+    server {{ endpoint }} max_fails=1 max_conns=500 fail_timeout=10s;
     {% endfor %}
 }
 upstream ws-{{ schain_name }} {
     ip_hash;
     {% for endpoint in ws_endpoints %}
-    server {{ endpoint }} max_fails=1 fail_timeout=10s;
+    server {{ endpoint }} max_fails=1 max_conns=500 fail_timeout=10s;
     {% endfor %}
 }
 upstream storage-{{ schain_name }} {
     ip_hash;
     {% for endpoint in fs_endpoints %}
-    server {{ endpoint }} max_fails=1 fail_timeout=10s;
+    server {{ endpoint }} max_fails=1 max_conns=500 fail_timeout=10s;
     {% endfor %}
 }