diff --git a/packages/apps/graph/.env.example b/packages/apps/graph/.env.example
index 22e35869c1..7185cb4c2d 100644
--- a/packages/apps/graph/.env.example
+++ b/packages/apps/graph/.env.example
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ COMPLEXITY_ENABLED=false
 COMPLEXITY_EXPOSED=false
 
 # Database
-DATABASE_URL="postgresql://devnet@localhost:5432/devnet"
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://devnet@localhost:5432/devnet?pool_timeout=0"
 
 # This variable determines the maximum calculated block confirmation depth.
 MAX_CALCULATED_BLOCK_CONFIRMATION_DEPTH=7
diff --git a/packages/apps/graph/src/utils/dotenv.ts b/packages/apps/graph/src/utils/dotenv.ts
index 2b3356b0cf..60243503e4 100644
--- a/packages/apps/graph/src/utils/dotenv.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/graph/src/utils/dotenv.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const dotenv: {
   ),
   DATABASE_URL: or(
     process.env.DATABASE_URL,
-    'postgresql://devnet@localhost:5432/devnet',
+    'postgresql://devnet@localhost:5432/devnet?pool_timeout=0',
   ),
   MAX_CALCULATED_BLOCK_CONFIRMATION_DEPTH: parseInt(
     or(process.env.MAX_CALCULATED_BLOCK_CONFIRMATION_DEPTH, '7'),