diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index d034d7a..c5652ff 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ DB_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "busylight.db
 
 
 def get_db():
-    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH, timeout=10)
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
     conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")