diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index f2f9aa8b..4f0b1c8d 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'USER': os.getenv('POSTGRES_USER'),
         'PASSWORD': os.getenv('POSTGRES_PASSWORD'),
         'NAME': os.getenv('POSTGRES_DB') if os.getenv('POSTGRES_DB') else 'db.sqlite3',
+        'CONN_MAX_AGE': 600,
     }
 }