diff --git a/src/controllers/syncController.ts b/src/controllers/syncController.ts
index c6cc087..ba70772 100644
--- a/src/controllers/syncController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/syncController.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,14 @@ export default class SyncController {
       for (const database of databases) {
         const pool = await getPoolForDbId(database.db_id);
         const q = "SELECT * FROM rv_openitem";
-        const result = await pool.query(q);
+        // Set timeout to 1 hour for sync operations
+        const client = await pool.connect();
+        let result;
+        try {
+          result = await client.query(q);
+        } finally {
+          client.release();
+        }
         const rows = result.rows || [];
         const freshDB = await db.rv_openitem.count({
           where: { db_id: database.db_id },
diff --git a/src/lib/dbPools.ts b/src/lib/dbPools.ts
index b0100b1..7123992 100644
--- a/src/lib/dbPools.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dbPools.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function getPoolForDbId(db_id: string) {
   const pool = new Pool({
     connectionString: connString,
     max: 10,
-    idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
+    idleTimeoutMillis: 3600000,
   });
   return pool;
 }