diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d1bdb4..10955dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed broken instance view on mobile devices.
+- Increased database connection timeout - required as the database grows!
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/backend/lib/backend/repo.ex b/backend/lib/backend/repo.ex
index acf5779..071627a 100644
--- a/backend/lib/backend/repo.ex
+++ b/backend/lib/backend/repo.ex
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Backend.Repo do
   use Ecto.Repo,
     otp_app: :backend,
-    adapter: Ecto.Adapters.Postgres
+    adapter: Ecto.Adapters.Postgres,
+    timeout: 25_000
 
   use Paginator