diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.build.yml b/docker/docker-compose.build.yml
index be7d6248b..05400d80e 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.build.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ../.env
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?sslmode=prefer
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?connect_timeout=300
       NODE_ENV: production
       REDIS_HOST: 'redis'
       REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 410751876..942b3dc55 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ../.env
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?sslmode=prefer
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?connect_timeout=300
       NODE_ENV: production
       REDIS_HOST: 'redis'
       REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}