diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index c5d9c2b..dc61f42 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from sqlmodel import (
 with open("db.secrets", "r") as f:
     db_secrets = f.readline().strip()
 
-engine = create_engine(db_secrets)
+engine = create_engine(db_secrets, connect_args={"connect_timeout": 8})
 del db_secrets
 
 
diff --git a/security.py b/security.py
index 71e1d84..85d76c5 100644
--- a/security.py
+++ b/security.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from db import engine, User
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer, OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 from passlib.context import CryptContext
+from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError
 
 
 class Config(BaseSettings):
@@ -47,10 +48,13 @@ def get_password_hash(password):
 
 def get_user(username: str | None):
     if username:
-        with Session(engine) as session:
-            return session.exec(
-                select(User).where(User.username == username)
-            ).one_or_none()
+        try:
+            with Session(engine) as session:
+                return session.exec(
+                    select(User).where(User.username == username)
+                ).one_or_none()
+        except OperationalError:
+            return
 
 
 def authenticate_user(username: str, password: str):