diff --git a/odissey.conf b/odissey.conf
index 47230cd0..34bac11d 100644
--- a/odissey.conf
+++ b/odissey.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ odissey {
 	log_debug        no
 	pooling          "transaction"
 	stats_period     3
+	client_max       100
 	workers          1
 
 	listen {
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ odissey {
 #		tls_key_file ""
 #		tls_ca_file ""
 #		tls_protocols ""
-		client_max 100
 	}
 
 	server "default" {
diff --git a/src/od_config.c b/src/od_config.c
index f6fb0f86..b52f3683 100644
--- a/src/od_config.c
+++ b/src/od_config.c
@@ -236,12 +236,6 @@ od_config_parse_listen(od_config_t *config)
 				return -1;
 			config->scheme->readahead = tk->v.num;
 			continue;
-		/* client_max */
-		case OD_LCLIENT_MAX:
-			if (od_config_next(config, OD_LNUMBER, &tk) == -1)
-				return -1;
-			config->scheme->client_max = tk->v.num;
-			continue;
 		/* tls_mode */
 		case OD_LTLS_MODE:
 			if (od_config_next(config, OD_LSTRING, &tk) == -1)
@@ -682,6 +676,12 @@ od_config_parse(od_config_t *config)
 				return -1;
 			config->scheme->pooling = tk->v.string;
 			continue;
+		/* client_max */
+		case OD_LCLIENT_MAX:
+			if (od_config_next(config, OD_LNUMBER, &tk) == -1)
+				return -1;
+			config->scheme->client_max = tk->v.num;
+			continue;
 		/* workers */
 		case OD_LWORKERS:
 			if (od_config_next(config, OD_LNUMBER, &tk) == -1)
diff --git a/src/od_scheme.c b/src/od_scheme.c
index 69788300..87091f75 100644
--- a/src/od_scheme.c
+++ b/src/od_scheme.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ void od_scheme_print(od_scheme_t *scheme, od_log_t *log)
 		od_log(log, "daemonize       %s",
 		       od_scheme_yes_no(scheme->daemonize));
 	od_log(log, "pooling         %s", scheme->pooling);
+	od_log(log, "client_max      %d", scheme->client_max);
 	od_log(log, "workers         %d", scheme->workers);
 	od_log(log, "");
 	od_log(log, "listen");
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ void od_scheme_print(od_scheme_t *scheme, od_log_t *log)
 			   route->discard ? "yes" : "no");
 		od_log(log, "    discard       %s",
 		       route->discard ? "yes" : "no");
+		od_log(log, "    client_max    %d", route->client_max);
 		od_log(log, "    pool_size     %d", route->pool_size);
 		od_log(log, "    pool_timeout  %d", route->pool_timeout);
 	}