diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 68c436e8..1705cc80 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 ## Define the size of the connection pool used for connecting to the database.
 # DATABASE_MAX_CONNS=10
 
+## Database timeout
+## Timeout when acquiring database connection
+# DATABASE_TIMEOUT=30
+
 ## Database connection initialization
 ## Allows SQL statements to be run whenever a new database connection is created.
 ## This is mainly useful for connection-scoped pragmas.