diff --git a/src/grate.sqlserver/Migration/SqlServerDatabase.cs b/src/grate.sqlserver/Migration/SqlServerDatabase.cs
index 491ef41e..eb9a045a 100644
--- a/src/grate.sqlserver/Migration/SqlServerDatabase.cs
+++ b/src/grate.sqlserver/Migration/SqlServerDatabase.cs
@@ -27,17 +27,16 @@ protected override DbConnection GetSqlConnection(string? connectionString)
         // If pooling is not explicitly mentioned in the connection string, turn it off, as enabling it
         // might lead to problems in more scenarios than it (potentially) solves, in the most
         // common grate scenarios.
-        if (!(connectionString ?? "").Contains("Pooling", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            var builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectionString) { Pooling = false };
-            connectionString = builder.ConnectionString;
-        }
-
+        // if (!(connectionString ?? "").Contains("Pooling", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+        // {
+        //     var builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectionString) { Pooling = false };
+        //     connectionString = builder.ConnectionString;
+        // }
+        //
         var conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString)
         {
             AccessToken = AccessToken
         };
-
         return conn;
     }
     protected string? AccessToken { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/grate/Commands/FoldersCommand.cs b/src/grate/Commands/FoldersCommand.cs
index 2c39113c..98b45bd4 100644
--- a/src/grate/Commands/FoldersCommand.cs
+++ b/src/grate/Commands/FoldersCommand.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private static void ApplyConfig(MigrationsFolder folder, string folderConfig)
             }
 
             var parsed = (propertyType?.IsEnum ?? false)
-                            ? Enum.Parse(propertyType, value)
+                            ? Enum.Parse(propertyType, value, true)
                             : value;
 
             setter.Invoke(folder, new[] { parsed });
diff --git a/unittests/Basic_tests/CommandLineParsing/FolderConfiguration_.cs b/unittests/Basic_tests/CommandLineParsing/FolderConfiguration_.cs
index 76585c10..5de4a771 100644
--- a/unittests/Basic_tests/CommandLineParsing/FolderConfiguration_.cs
+++ b/unittests/Basic_tests/CommandLineParsing/FolderConfiguration_.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 using FluentAssertions;
 using grate.Commands;
 using grate.Configuration;
+using grate.Migration;
+using static grate.Configuration.KnownFolderKeys;
 
 namespace Basic_tests.CommandLineParsing;
 
@@ -23,6 +25,19 @@ public async Task Default()
 
         AssertEquivalent(expected.Values, actual?.Values);
     }
+    
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Default_with_overridden_transaction_handling_for_one_folder()
+    {
+        var cfg = await ParseGrateConfiguration("--folders=runAfterCreateDatabase=transactionHandling:autonomous");
+
+        var expected = FoldersConfiguration.Default();
+        expected[RunAfterCreateDatabase] = expected[RunAfterCreateDatabase]! with { TransactionHandling = TransactionHandling.Autonomous };
+        
+        var actual = cfg?.Folders;
+        actual![RunAfterCreateDatabase]!.TransactionHandling.Should().Be(TransactionHandling.Autonomous);
+        AssertEquivalent(expected.Values, actual.Values);
+    }
 
     [Theory]
     [MemberData(nameof(FoldersCommandLines))]
diff --git a/unittests/SqlServer/Basic_tests/SqlServerDatabase_.cs b/unittests/SqlServer/Basic_tests/SqlServerDatabase_.cs
index e3759005..39335716 100644
--- a/unittests/SqlServer/Basic_tests/SqlServerDatabase_.cs
+++ b/unittests/SqlServer/Basic_tests/SqlServerDatabase_.cs
@@ -8,17 +8,19 @@ namespace SqlServer.Basic_tests;
 // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
 public class SqlServerDatabase_(InspectableSqlServerDatabase sqlServerDatabase)
 {
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Disables_pooling_if_not_explicitly_set_in_connection_string()
-    {
-        var connStr = "Server=dummy";
-        var cfg = new GrateConfiguration() { ConnectionString = connStr };
-        await sqlServerDatabase.InitializeConnections(cfg);
-
-        var conn = sqlServerDatabase.GetConnection();
-        var builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(conn.ConnectionString);
-        builder.Pooling.Should().BeFalse();
-    }
+    // [Fact(Skip = "This is turned off now, as disabling pooling explicitly by default was causing performance issues")]
+    // Please see the test Real_world_issues.cs#Bug232_Timeout_v1U002E4U002E0_Regression for more information, and how 
+    // to work around this issue, setting the transaction handling for the RunAfterCreateDatabase folder to autonomous.
+    // public async Task Disables_pooling_if_not_explicitly_set_in_connection_string()
+    // {
+    //     var connStr = "Server=dummy";
+    //     var cfg = new GrateConfiguration() { ConnectionString = connStr };
+    //     await sqlServerDatabase.InitializeConnections(cfg);
+    //
+    //     var conn = sqlServerDatabase.GetConnection();
+    //     var builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(conn.ConnectionString);
+    //     builder.Pooling.Should().BeFalse();
+    // }
 
     [Fact]
     public async Task Leaves_pooling_as_configured_if_set_explicitly_in_connection_string()
diff --git a/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/Real_world_issues.cs b/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/Real_world_issues.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a02271ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/Real_world_issues.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using grate.Configuration;
+using grate.Migration;
+using TestCommon.Generic.Running_MigrationScripts;
+using TestCommon.TestInfrastructure;
+using static grate.Configuration.KnownFolderKeys;
+
+namespace SqlServer.Running_MigrationScripts;
+
+// ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+/// <summary>
+/// Issues that have been encountered in the real world.
+/// Create tests to reproduce the issue and then fix the issue, and keep the test to ensure it doesn't regress.
+/// </summary>
+[Collection(nameof(SqlServerTestContainer))]
+public class Real_world_issues(IGrateTestContext context, ITestOutputHelper testOutput) : MigrationsScriptsBase(context, testOutput)
+{
+    private const string Bug232Sql = @"
+ALTER DATABASE {{DatabaseName}} SET ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION ON;
+ALTER DATABASE {{DatabaseName}} SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Regression in 1.4.0 made us disable connection pooling if not explicitly set in the connection string.
+    /// however, this makes connections a lot slower, especially if using Azure AD authentication, where obtaining
+    /// the token takes a while. Disabling pooling means we have to get the token every time we open a connection,
+    /// as the connection is actually closed, not just returned to the pool.
+    ///
+    /// To run the "RunAfterCreateDatabase" scripts in its own transaction from the command line, use the following:
+    /// 
+    /// --folders=runAfterCreateDatabase=transactionHandling:autonomous
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <exception cref="Exception"></exception>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Bug232_Timeout_v1U002E4U002E0_Regression()
+    {
+        // V1.4 regressed something, trying to repro
+
+        var db = TestConfig.RandomDatabase();
+
+        var parent = CreateRandomTempDirectory();
+        var knownFolders = FoldersConfiguration.Default();
+        
+        // Use autonomous transactions for the RunAfterCreateDatabase folder makes this work without having to 
+        // disable connection pooling
+        knownFolders[RunAfterCreateDatabase] = knownFolders[RunAfterCreateDatabase]! with { TransactionHandling = TransactionHandling.Autonomous };
+        
+        var path = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(parent.ToString(), knownFolders[RunAfterCreateDatabase]?.Path ?? throw new Exception("Config Fail")));
+
+        WriteSql(path, "token.sql", Bug232Sql);
+        
+        var config = GrateConfigurationBuilder.Create(Context.DefaultConfiguration)
+            .WithConnectionString(Context.ConnectionString(db))
+            .WithFolders(knownFolders)
+            .WithSqlFilesDirectory(parent)
+            .Build();
+
+        await using (var migrator = Context.Migrator.WithConfiguration(config))
+        {
+            await migrator.Migrate();
+        }
+        
+        // Now drop it and do it again
+        config = config with
+        {
+            Drop = true
+        };
+
+        await using (var migrator = Context.Migrator.WithConfiguration(config))
+        {
+            await migrator.Migrate();
+        }
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/TokenScripts.cs b/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/TokenScripts.cs
index dfed21ea..19288801 100644
--- a/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/TokenScripts.cs
+++ b/unittests/SqlServer/Running_MigrationScripts/TokenScripts.cs
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ namespace SqlServer.Running_MigrationScripts;
 public class TokenScripts(IGrateTestContext testContext, ITestOutputHelper testOutput)
     : TestCommon.Generic.Running_MigrationScripts.TokenScripts(testContext, testOutput);
 
+
diff --git a/unittests/TestCommon/Generic/GenericDatabase.cs b/unittests/TestCommon/Generic/GenericDatabase.cs
index 8caf212f..50438c88 100644
--- a/unittests/TestCommon/Generic/GenericDatabase.cs
+++ b/unittests/TestCommon/Generic/GenericDatabase.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ protected virtual async Task CreateDatabaseFromConnectionString(string db, strin
                 try
                 {
                     using var conn = Context.CreateAdminDbConnection();
-                    conn.Open();
 
                     try
                     {