diff --git a/shiftregister/settings.py b/shiftregister/settings.py
index 82dcf82..f66b04f 100644
--- a/shiftregister/settings.py
+++ b/shiftregister/settings.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = "shiftregister.wsgi.application"
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
-    "default": env.db_url(default=f"sqlite:///{BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3'}"),
+    "default": env.db_url(default=f"sqlite:///{BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3'}?timeout=10000"),
 }