diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.config.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.config.ts
index 785d91b4bf..cebbf2191a 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.config.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.config.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class PostgresConfig {
 
 	/** Postgres connection timeout (ms) */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT')
-	connectionTimeoutMs: number = 1000;
+	connectionTimeoutMs: number = 20_000;
 
 	@Nested
 	ssl: PostgresSSLConfig;
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
index ecb254184a..118cf5a1bf 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 				poolSize: 2,
 				port: 5432,
 				schema: 'public',
-				connectionTimeoutMs: 1000,
+				connectionTimeoutMs: 20_000,
 				ssl: {
 					ca: '',
 					cert: '',