diff --git a/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb.rb b/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb.rb
index 33502af..6da3efa 100644
--- a/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb.rb
+++ b/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def initialize(uri, table, config={})
         host: u.host,
         port: u.port ? u.port.to_i : 3306
       }
-      @pq_connect_timeout = config.fetch(:pq_connect_timeout, 20)
-      options[:connect_timeout] = config.fetch(:connect_timeout, 3)
+      @pq_connect_timeout = config.fetch(:pq_connect_timeout, 120)
+      options[:connect_timeout] = config.fetch(:connect_timeout, 30)
       options[:sslca] = config[:sslca] if config[:sslca]
       db_name = u.path.split('/')[1]
       @db = Sequel.mysql2(db_name, options)
diff --git a/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb_compat.rb b/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb_compat.rb
index 15e820f..eda019e 100644
--- a/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb_compat.rb
+++ b/lib/perfectqueue/backend/rdb_compat.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Token < Struct.new(:key)
       def initialize(client, config)
         super
 
-        @pq_connect_timeout = config.fetch(:pq_connect_timeout, 20)
+        @pq_connect_timeout = config.fetch(:pq_connect_timeout, 120)
         url = config[:url]
         @table = config[:table]
         unless @table
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def initialize(client, config)
 
         if /\Amysql2:/i =~ url
           options = {max_connections: 1, sslca: config[:sslca]}
-          options[:connect_timeout] = config.fetch(:connect_timeout, 3)
+          options[:connect_timeout] = config.fetch(:connect_timeout, 30)
           @db = Sequel.connect(url, options)
           if config.fetch(:use_connection_pooling, nil) != nil
             @use_connection_pooling = !!config[:use_connection_pooling]