diff --git a/humbug/settings.py b/humbug/settings.py
index cc9830e877..4b3280620e 100644
--- a/humbug/settings.py
+++ b/humbug/settings.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ DATABASES = {
         'PASSWORD': '',                  # Not used with sqlite3.
         'HOST': '',                      # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
         'PORT': '',                      # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'timeout': 20,
+        },
     },
     'mysql': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',