diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2cc4c1a..e61275c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ services:
       DB_NAME: nostr_ts_relay
       DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE: 16
       DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE: 64
+      DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: 60000
       REDIS_HOST: cache
       REDIS_PORT: 6379
       REDIS_USER: default
diff --git a/src/database/client.ts b/src/database/client.ts
index 35ffc19..eec0db3 100644
--- a/src/database/client.ts
+++ b/src/database/client.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ const createDbConfig = (): Knex.Config => ({
   pool: {
     min: process.env.DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE ? Number(process.env.DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE) : 0,
     max: process.env.DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE ? Number(process.env.DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE) : 3,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: 10000,
+    idleTimeoutMillis: 60000,
     propagateCreateError: false,
+    acquireTimeoutMillis: process.env.DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
+    ? Number(process.env.DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)
+    : 60000,
   },
-  acquireConnectionTimeout: 30000,
+  acquireConnectionTimeout: process.env.DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
+    ? Number(process.env.DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)
+    : 60000,
 })
 
 let client: Knex