diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index 5e41dede6..1f1326ada 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ function initialize(callback) {
     // https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql#pool-options
     gConnectionPool  = mysql.createPool({
         connectionLimit: 5,
+        acquireTimeout: 60000,
+        connectTimeout: 60000,
         host: gDatabase.hostname,
         user: gDatabase.username,
         password: gDatabase.password,