diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ultramine/server/data/Databases.java b/src/main/java/org/ultramine/server/data/Databases.java
index e180566..f1a692d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ultramine/server/data/Databases.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ultramine/server/data/Databases.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 				ds.setMaxIdle(info.maxConnections);
 			ds.setTestWhileIdle(true);
 			ds.setTestOnBorrow(false);
+			ds.setValidationQueryTimeout(1);
 			
 			databases.put(ent.getKey(), ds);
 		}