diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 1f4b1a8f2..6308f93bf 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ default: &default
   encoding: unicode
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_POOL") { 5 } %>
   timeout: 5000
+  # sql queries will be killed after 60s
+  # we should reduce this number
+  # A bigger timeout can be set for jobs
+  variables:
+    statement_timeout: <%= ENV['PG_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT'] || 60000 %>
 
 development:
   <<: *default