diff --git a/modules/setting/database.go b/modules/setting/database.go
index 0a5661543a..4299044d1f 100644
--- a/modules/setting/database.go
+++ b/modules/setting/database.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func loadDBSetting(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	Database.CharsetCollation = sec.Key("CHARSET_COLLATION").String()
 
 	Database.Path = sec.Key("PATH").MustString(filepath.Join(AppDataPath, "forgejo.db"))
-	Database.Timeout = sec.Key("SQLITE_TIMEOUT").MustInt(5000)
+	Database.Timeout = sec.Key("SQLITE_TIMEOUT").MustInt(60000)
 	Database.SQLiteJournalMode = sec.Key("SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE").MustString("WAL")
 
 	Database.MaxIdleConns = sec.Key("MAX_IDLE_CONNS").MustInt(2)