diff --git a/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/mod.rs b/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/mod.rs
index 8bfe71786e..78b0b85e8e 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-db/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ impl Default for DbConfig {
             read_max_connections: None,
             min_connections: 2,
             acquire_timeout_secs: 3,
-            max_lifetime_secs: 1800,
+            max_lifetime_secs: 300,
             idle_timeout_secs: 600,
             replica_read_max_age_ms: 0,
             usage_metrics_replica_max_age_ms: 30_000,