diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 2d0af77a..594442f5 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ if config_env() == :prod do
     url: database_url,
     pool_size: String.to_integer(System.get_env("POOL_SIZE") || "10"),
     socket_options: maybe_ipv6,
-    ssl: [cacerts: :public_key.cacerts_get()]
+    ssl: [cacerts: :public_key.cacerts_get()],
+    connect_timeout: 30_000
 
   config :zoonk, ZoonkWeb.Endpoint,
     url: [host: host, port: 443, scheme: "https"],
@@ -144,4 +145,4 @@ if config_env() == :prod do
     secret_key_base: secret_key_base
 
   config :zoonk, :dns_cluster_query, System.get_env("DNS_CLUSTER_QUERY")
-end
+end
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