diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 78bd6fb7..d27b87c6 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ if config_env() != :test do
   # Database config
   config :philomena, Philomena.Repo,
     url: System.fetch_env!("DATABASE_URL"),
-    pool_size: String.to_integer(System.get_env("POOL_SIZE", "16"))
+    pool_size: String.to_integer(System.get_env("POOL_SIZE", "16")),
+    timeout: 60_000,
+    ownership_timeout: 60_000
 end
 
 if config_env() == :prod do