diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6362fd..b7dc733 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ docker run --rm \
     edoburu/pgbouncer
 ```
 
+As an option, you can add pool_mode at the end using a slash.\
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://user:pass@postgres-host/database/**session**"
+
 Kubernetes integration
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 7e6ae1a..48c795c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@ fi
 #
 # Parameters:
 #   - The url we should parse
-# Returns (sets variables): DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME
-function parse_url() {
-  # Thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/a/17287984/146289
+# Returns (sets variables): DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME, POOL_MODE
 
-  # Allow to pass values like dj-database-url / django-environ accept
+function parse_url() {
   proto="$(echo $1 | grep :// | sed -e's,^\(.*://\).*,\1,g')"
   url="$(echo $1 | sed -e s,$proto,,g)"
 
-  # extract the user and password (if any)
   userpass="$(echo $url | grep @ | sed -r 's/^(.*)@([^@]*)$/\1/')"
   DB_PASSWORD="$(echo $userpass | grep : | cut -d: -f2)"
   if [ -n "${DB_PASSWORD}" ]; then
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ function parse_url() {
     DB_USER="${userpass}"
   fi
 
-  # extract the host -- updated
   hostport=`echo $url | sed -e s,$userpass@,,g | cut -d/ -f1`
   port=`echo $hostport | grep : | cut -d: -f2`
   if [ -n "$port" ]; then
@@ -45,9 +41,18 @@ function parse_url() {
     DB_PORT="${port}"
   else
     DB_HOST="${hostport}"
+    DB_PORT=5432
   fi
 
-  DB_NAME="$(echo $url | grep / | cut -d/ -f2-)"
+  # Parse database name and optional pool_mode
+  path=$(echo $url | cut -d/ -f2-)
+  DB_NAME=$(echo "$path" | cut -d/ -f1)
+  POOL_MODE=$(echo "$path" | cut -d/ -f2)
+
+  # If pool_mode is same as db_name or empty, clear it
+  if [ -z "$POOL_MODE" ] || [ "$POOL_MODE" = "$DB_NAME" ]; then
+    POOL_MODE=""
+  fi
 }
 
 # Grabs variables set by `parse_url` and adds them to the userlist if not already set in there.
@@ -65,11 +70,13 @@ function generate_userlist_if_needed() {
 
 # Grabs variables set by `parse_url` and adds them to the PG config file as a database entry.
 function generate_config_db_entry() {
-  printf "\
-${DB_NAME:-*} = host=${DB_HOST:?"Setup pgbouncer config error! You must set DB_HOST env"} \
-port=${DB_PORT:-5432} auth_user=${DB_USER:-postgres}
-${CLIENT_ENCODING:+client_encoding = ${CLIENT_ENCODING}\n}\
-" >> "${PG_CONFIG_FILE}"
+  printf "%s = host=%s port=%s auth_user=%s%s%s\n" \
+    "${DB_NAME:-*}" \
+    "${DB_HOST:?"Setup pgbouncer config error! You must set DB_HOST env"}" \
+    "${DB_PORT:-5432}" \
+    "${DB_USER:-postgres}" \
+    "${POOL_MODE:+ pool_mode=${POOL_MODE}}" \
+    "${CLIENT_ENCODING:+ client_encoding=${CLIENT_ENCODING}}" >> "${PG_CONFIG_FILE}"
 }
 
 # Write the password with MD5 encryption, to avoid printing it during startup.
@@ -200,4 +207,4 @@ ${TCP_USER_TIMEOUT:+tcp_user_timeout = ${TCP_USER_TIMEOUT}\n}\
 fi
 
 echo "Starting $*..."
-exec "$@"
+exec "$@"
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