diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
index b18f2e631..278c8200e 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
         if conn is None:
             # check_same_thread still required for conn.close() called from
             # arbitrary thread
-            conn = dbapi2.connect(self._db_path, timeout=300.0,
+            conn = dbapi2.connect(self._db_path, timeout=10.0,
                 check_same_thread = False)
             self.__connection_cache[c_key] = conn
         return conn